{"id":2424707,"date":"2025-04-17T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T17:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-drops-the-hammer-on-google-illegal-monopoly-confirmed\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T17:41:33","slug":"judge-drops-the-hammer-on-google-illegal-monopoly-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-drops-the-hammer-on-google-illegal-monopoly-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Drops the Hammer on Google: Illegal Monopoly Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-drops-the-hammer-on-google-illegal-monopoly-confirmed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Thursday, Google faced a significant setback following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, who determined that the tech giant has been operating an illegal monopoly in its advertising sector.Reports indicate that Google unlawfully monopolized the markets for publisher ad servers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-calls-for-virginia-to-put-pressure-on-russia-amid-ukraine-invasion\/\" title=\"Youngkin Calls For Virginia To Put Pressure On Russia Amid Ukraine Invasion\">ad exchanges<\/a>. This ruling marks the third time google has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-j-gov-murphy-calls-for-independent-investigation-into-cuomo-but-wont-say-if-dem-peer-should-resign\/\" title=\"N.J. Gov. Murphy calls for \u2018independent investigation\u2019 into Cuomo, but won\u2019t say if Dem peer should resign\">faced similar accusations<\/a> since December 2023, and it could lead to substantial changes in the company&#8217;s advertising operations, possibly forcing it to divest parts of its advertising business, including Google Ad Manager. The ruling has serious implications for Google&#8217;s lucrative advertising division, which generates billions in revenue. It also opens the door for further scrutiny as another trial is scheduled regarding Google&#8217;s dominance in the search engine market. However,any changes resulting from this ruling may take years to implement,as google is likely to appeal the decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tech titan Google took a serious blow on Thursday after a devastating federal judge ruling.<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/google-goes-fully-woke-new-christmas-ad-sparking-calls-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a> had, in fact, been running an illegal monopoly with regards to one of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viewpoint-diversity-index-shows-most-large-companies-threaten-the-fundamental-freedoms-of-every-american\/\" title=\"\u2018Viewpoint Diversity\u2019 Index Shows Most Large Companies Threaten The \u2018Fundamental Freedoms\u2019 Of Every American\">core business functions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/04\/17\/judge-finds-google-holds-illegal-online-ad-tech-monopolies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> reported that Brinkema agreed with the charges that Google &ldquo;unlawfully monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges, which sit between buyers and sellers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/17\/tech\/google-adtech-trial-decision\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> noted, this is actually the third time that Google has been struck with these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-government-regulators-accuse-google-anti-competitive-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sorts of charges<\/a> since December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Brinkema&rsquo;s ruling is critical, as it could open the floodgates to a number of possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-health-care-providers-offer-treatment-based-on-race\/\" title=\"American Health Care Providers Offer Treatment Based On Race\">outcomes &#038;mdash<\/a>; none of which are particularly favorable for Google.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>One of the big changes this could trigger is that Google could finally be forced to break up its suite of advertising products.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC pointed out that the &ldquo;U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-maine-referred-doj-refusing-sign-title-ix-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> has said that Google should have to sell off at least its Google Ad Manager, which includes the company&rsquo;s publisher ad server and its ad exchange.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For those unfamiliar with all that lingo, it&rsquo;s not good for Google, which makes a fortune through its advertising business.<\/p>\n<p>CNN described just a portion Google&rsquo;s advertising wing as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">lucrative  billion arm<\/a> of the tech conglomerate.<\/p>\n<p>For the unfamiliar, Google&rsquo;s advertising systems actually operate large swathes of all the advertising you see on websites.<\/p>\n<p>Through various systems &mdash; now deemed monopolistic &mdash; Google would match advertisers with website publishers.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it did give them a tremendous amount of control and sway over what advertisements could appear where, across most of the world wide web.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of selling off assets, Google could also be compelled to fundamentally alter its business practices.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC also reported that this could just be the beginning of some serious headaches for Google and parent company Alphabet.<\/p>\n<p>Just next week, the tech company will again be in the hot seat when a Washington judge will hold a trial at the DOJ&rsquo;s request to compel Google to sell off its Chrome browser, as well as other measures to rein in Google&rsquo;s search engine dominance.<\/p>\n<p>That all being said, changes are unlikely to happen any time in the immediate future.<\/p>\n<p>CNN was sure to point out the inevitable possibility of Google appealing these rulings, which &ldquo;will likely take years to play out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, determined that Google had been operating an illegal monopoly concerning one of its main business areas. CNBC reported that Brinkema concurred with allegations that Google &#8220;unlawfully monopolized the markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges.&#8221; This marks the third instance since December 2023 where Google has encountered such accusations. 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