DOJ presses US court to order AdX divestiture to break Google's adtech monopoly
By Khushita Vasant ( September 23, 2025, 04:57 GMT | Insight) -- Google is a "recidivist monopolist" whose dominance in the digital advertising technology markets can only be addressed through the divestiture of its ad exchange and publisher ad server products, the Department of Justice said Monday, urging a US federal judge to steer clear of toothless remedies proposed by the tech giant.Google is a "recidivist monopolist" whose dominance in the digital advertising technology markets can only be addressed through the divestiture of its ad exchange and publisher ad server products, the Department of Justice said Monday, urging a US federal judge to steer clear of toothless remedies proposed by the tech giant....
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