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Google can’t be trusted to stop adtech abuses, Amazon executive tells US court

By Khushita Vasant ( October 4, 2025, 04:30 GMT | Insight) -- An Amazon Web Services executive told a US federal judge Friday she doesn't trust Google's conduct in the digital ad technology space, as the tech giant exercises its market power by refusing to negotiate contracts while constantly moving targets with customers. Stephanie Layser, a former New Corp executive, was testifying for the US Department of Justice as a rebuttal witness as the ongoing remedy trial to address Google's illegal monopoly in the adtech markets draws to a close. The court also heard testimony from a Google expert on the technical difficulties of divesting Google's adtech tools.An Amazon Web Services executive told a US federal judge Friday she doesn't trust Google's conduct in the digital advertising technology space, as the tech giant exercises its market power by refusing to negotiate contracts while constantly moving targets with customers....

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