US authorities launches new law suit on Google in attempt to break up digital ad business

Calum Jaspan

January 25, 2023 10:58

The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit for the second time against Alphabet, parent company of Google, seeking to break up its digital advertising business.

This marks a significantly more serious challenge for the US-based company, after it was first hit with an antitrust lawsuit in 2020.

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Calum Jaspan

Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.

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