Google’s Ad Monopoly Under Microscope as Judge Weighs Remedies

The case centers on ad tech, which is the software used to buy and sell digital ads. - Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Google is entering the final stretch of an antitrust case targeting its digital advertising monopoly, weeks after emerging largely unscathed from a significant challenge to its online search stronghold. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Monday will begin hearing testimony from Google employees, as well as advertisers, publishers and others, as she considers potential penalties against the com ...