US District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a remedies order requiring Google to make its ad-tech products interoperable with rival platforms, share more auction data with publishers, and accept an internal compliance monitor. The ruling stops short of the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell off parts of its advertising technology business, despite Brinkema's earlier finding that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in the ad-tech market.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-17
Federal judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google will not be forced to sell off its advertising technology business, despite an earlier finding that the unit constituted an illegal monopoly. Instead, Google must change certain business practices to give competitors fairer access, though the ruling did not specify exactly what those changes will look like. The detailed written order remains sealed for two weeks while parties prepare redactions.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-02
A federal judge who previously found Google operates an illegal monopoly in advertising technology has stopped short of ordering the company to sell off that business. Instead, the ruling leaves Google's ad tech operations largely intact, drawing sharp criticism from advocacy groups who argue the remedy fails to match the severity of the monopoly finding.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-02
A federal judge ruled that Google must stop certain practices that have suppressed advertising rates paid to web publishers, addressing antitrust concerns about its dominance in ad technology. However, the court stopped short of ordering Google to sell off its ad exchange or other core advertising tools, rejecting the more severe remedy sought by antitrust enforcers.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-02
Judge Leonie Brinkema denied the Justice Department's request to force Google to divest parts of its advertising technology operations, opting instead for behavioral remedies to restore competition. The specific measures, which could include limits on self-preferencing in ad auctions and expanded data access for rival ad tech tools, remain confidential until parties finalize redactions and revisions. Google may still appeal the underlying ruling that found it illegally monopolized the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-02
Brave has rolled out a new 'email aliases' tool in its browser that lets users generate disposable email addresses which forward messages to their real inbox. Users can create up to five free aliases by verifying their main email through Brave's settings, then right-clicking any email field on a website to generate and insert an alias.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-31
Brave has rolled out a new privacy tool letting users generate disposable email aliases when signing up for websites, avoiding exposure of their real address. Emails sent to an alias are automatically forwarded to the user's primary inbox and then deleted from Brave's servers, with account data encrypted at rest.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-28
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