The US Department of Justice has won a significant victory in its monopolization lawsuit against Google in the digital advertising sector. The Virginia District Court ruled that Google intentionally prevented competition in this area. This case is important in terms of re-evaluating the conditions of competition in the digital advertising market.

Google faces monopolization claims

The court stated that the company intentionally created a monopoly in the areas of “publisher ad servers” and “ad exchanges for open web display ads.” The decision stated that the company limited the scope of activities of other players by tying its own products together in these two market segments.

In the case, the DOJ accused Google of creating an illegal monopoly in three main segments: publisher ad vehicles, ad networks, and ad exchanges. While the court found Google’s actions in the publisher ad servers and ad exchange segments illegal, it accepted its defense that its activities in the ad networks market were not monopolistic.

Google announced in a statement after the case that they will appeal the decision. The statement reads, “We won half of this case and will appeal the other half. The court found that our advertising tools and acquisitions such as DoubleClick did not harm competition.”

The company management argues that they do not agree with the latest decision and that the advertising tools they offer are preferred because they are affordable, simple and effective. All these developments were evaluated as a sign of radical changes in the digital advertising ecosystem.

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