What you need to know
- U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema reportedly found that Alphabet, Google's parent company, has turned its ad-tech space into an illegal monopoly.
- Brinkema states this ruling concerns the "advertising exchanges and tools" needed to sell ad space, rather than purchase display ads.
- Google defended itself, stating publishers have "many options," but choose it over the competition due to it being "simple and affordable."
- Google's words this week echo the case's earlier reports late last year when the DOJ claimed it was "once, twice, three times a monopolist."
