Google ‘rejects’ ruling that said Google has illegal monopolies in ad technology; says: We won half of this case and we will …

Google suffered another legal blow as a judge ruled that the company illegally dominates two markets for online advertising technology. What makes this important is that it paves the way for the US antitrust prosecutors to seek a breakup of Google’s ad products. A US judge ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, delivering a significant blow to the tech giant’s revenue engine. According to a report by news agency AFP, district Court Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google built an illegal monopoly over publisher ad servers and ad exchanges, engaging in anticompetitive acts to maintain dominance, harming publishers, competition, and consumers.