( March 12, 2026, 03:52 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Index Exchange, Kargo, and newly added plaintiff Sovrn Holdings have filed an amended consolidated antitrust complaint accusing Google of abusing its monopoly over the markets for publisher ad servers. Sovrn differentiated itself from other ad exchanges by targeting independent and influential publishers, contracting with them to license and share data to improve Sovrn's product and advertising services, but Google's anticompetitive conduct "punished Sovrn and other ad exchanges" by stymieing competition, the complaint filed in the Southern District of New York said.See attached file....
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