( September 17, 2026, 00:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice issued a statement after a federal judge unsealed an opinion in the government adtech markets monopolization lawsuit against Google, which imposed several behavioral remedies but rejected the DOJ's request for a breakup of the company. "The court confirmed the Department's position that it is not enough to order Google to cease its prior anticompetitive behavior. The court imposed interoperability and data-sharing requirements, anti-discrimination remedies, and prohibitions on Google's self-preferencing bidding behavior," the DOJ said. "This ruling underscores the need for antitrust remedies to be forward-looking and comprehensive, and it reiterates that remedies can include conditions on products beyond the monopolized product markets," it said.Full statement follows:...
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