Ad Tech Decision Constitutes an ‘Embarrassing Capitulation’ to Google — Open Markets Institute
Judge Brinkema declined to hold Google accountable for its illegal display-ad monopoly, accepting a weak remedy instead of divesting AdX and DFP. Barry Lynn of the Open Markets Institute calls this an “embarrassing capitulation,” letting Google set its own punishment. The decision ignores Supreme Court antitrust doctrine favoring divestiture and will further starve news publishers of ad revenue, degrading journalism and democracy. Open Markets urges the DOJ and states to appeal to the Fourth Circuit.
