Google advertising antitrust remedies trial set for Sept. 22, judge says

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during a visit to the Google for Startups campus in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The EU has established a reputation globally for its aggressive regulation of major technology companies, including the likes of Apple and Google over antitrust concerns. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. government's remedies trial in the Google antitrust case regarding its advertising tech is scheduled to begin on Sept. 22, according to civil hearing minutes released Friday. Last month, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, said Google was liable for “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power," ruling that Google held illegal monopolies in online advertising markets due to its position between ad buyers and sellers. "For over a decade, Google has tied its publisher ad server and ad exchange together through contractual policies and technological integration, which ena ... Read full article.