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Judge rules Google can keep its ad business but must change practices to aid competitors

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02 Sep 2026
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A federal judge ruled that Google can retain its advertising business despite antitrust findings that it acted illegally to maintain a monopoly. Instead of breaking up the business, Google must adjust its practices to favor competitors, though specifics were not detailed and the full ruling remains sealed for 14 days. This follows previous court decisions that found Google’s dominance in search and ad technology to be illegal monopolies, but rejected proposals to force divestitures of Chrome and Android. Google called the ruling a win, emphasizing the importance of its tools for small businesses.

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