DOJ files second antitrust suit against Google, seeks to break up its ad business

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JUST IN: The Justice Department and eight states filed a lawsuit against Google over its digital advertising business. The lawsuit claims that the tech giant illegally monopolizes the market for online ads and systematically stifles competitors.

A worker walks along a path at Googles Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on June 27, 2022. A worker walks along a path at Googles Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on June 27, 2022. filed a lawsuit

It is the second antitrust suit federal authorities have brought against the company's advertising empire, which has for years been under scrutiny over allegations of self-dealing. While the litigation is expected to drag on for some time, prosecutors are asking a federal judge to force Google to break up its advertising segment from the rest of the company.

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Isn’t that called capitalism?

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Google's owned Doubleclick for years. I remember Warren Hellman telling me (name drop yes, RIP) how it went down many many years ago.

So only certain companies can hold monopoly in this country. Just the ones the oligarchy likes right?

“Just Google It”………..to get some search results populated to garner maximum revenue.

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Your article says Google bought DoubleClick in 2017. This is incorrect. Google bought DoubleClick in 2007.

No shit!!!

Google is way too big of a company and definitely should be broke up they use their Monopoly as a authoritarianism weapon. Any company that owns hardware or software should not be allowed to own an AD company!

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