US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted. A US federal judge has sided with Google, ruling that the company will not have to sell its online advertising exchange (previously known as AdX). The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sought this remedy in the long-running ad tech antitrust trial, which Google lost in 2025 [1].

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1. arstechnica.com · US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case Sep 2, 2026

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