Google must face US antitrust claims over adtech, judge rules
( September 30, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google must face US antitrust claims filed by publishers over its alleged monopoly over the digital advertising markets, a New York federal judge ruled. US District Judge P. Kevin Castel found that a reasonable jury could conclude that Google used its monopoly power in the market for ad servers to coercively de-prioritize publishers’ direct sales to advertisers in favor of sales made through AdX at prices lower than what was agreed upon in the direct deal, depressing publishers’ revenues for impressions. Castel also found a sufficient showing that Google unlawfully tied its ‘DoubleClick for Publishers’ ad server to the AdX ad exchange. Castel did enter a judgment against claims filed by The Progressive becayse it did not sell impressions through the basic AdSense ad server.See attached file. ...
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