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After the Ruling: Can Publishers Thrive Through Google’s Ad Tech Breakup?

Ad Monsters

A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolized two digital ad markets, confirming long-held suspicions within the industry. For publishers and independent ad tech, the decision is both validating and unsettling. Google bundling its ad server with its SSP made it nearly impossible for rival ad servers to compete.

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The DOJ vs. Google, Day Two: Tales From The Underbelly Of Ad Tech

AdExchanger

A publisher, an ad exchange, an ad buyer and an ad server walk into a courtroom. But Day Two of the Google antitrust trial in Alexandria, Virginia on Tuesday was just as intensely focused on the intricacies of ad tech as on Day One. No wait, that was on Monday.

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US asks court to breakup Google ad businesses

Martech

Department of Justice is calling for Google to break up its digital advertising empire after a federal judge ruled the tech giant illegally maintained monopoly power in the ad exchange market. In a court filing on Sunday, the DOJ said Google should divest its AdX exchange, where ad inventory is bought and sold.

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How To Empower Ad Tech Startups: Unified Resources And Government Support

AdExchanger

To enable startups to seamlessly integrate with DSPs, ad servers, ad exchanges, measurement platforms and SSPs, a centralized ecosystem and industrywide support are urgently needed. The post How To Empower Ad Tech Startups: Unified Resources And Government Support appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The Rundown: What Google and the DOJ are proposing for ad tech antitrust remedies

Digiday

First, level the playing field by forcing Google to give competing ad exchanges and servers real-time access to AdX bidding data through Prebid. Next, a second phase would involve requiring Google to open-source its auction logic the brains behind its DFP ad server.

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US vs. Google, round 2: Government targets digital ad business

Martech

The Justice Department alleges that Google controls 91% of the market for ad servers, where publishers offer ad space, more than 85% of the market for ad networks, which advertisers use to place ads, and over half of the market for ad exchanges. While this ruling has no legal authority in the U.S.,

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With Google in hot water with the DOJ, what exactly are anti-trust laws?

illumin

The potentially groundbreaking trial began on September 9, 2024, and could mark the beginning of the end for Google’s ad tech business as we know it today. If found guilty, Google would be forced to break up its business and divest its ad server and ad exchange. Follow @illuminHQ

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