'Google’s Illegal Monopoly and How US Court Decision Comes at a Critical Time for UK and EU Policymakers'

'Google’s Illegal Monopoly and How US Court Decision Comes at a Critical Time for UK and EU Policymakers'

A US federal court ruling that Google illegally monopolised the market for open-web digital advertising will have profound implications for markets, regulators, and the future of the open internet and has been lauded as a "decisive step to restore fairness in digital markets". The 17 April decision, followed a 15-day trial in which the US Department of Justice (DOJ) proved Google's dominance of advertising technology harmed competition, distorte…