United States of America: Justice Department public lawsuit against Google over alleged anticompetitive practices and monopolisation of digital advertising technologies

Progress

Current status
under investigation
17 Apr 2025 under investigation
17 Apr 2023 under deliberation
24 Jan 2023 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Apr 2025
under investigation

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found Google liable for anti-competitive practices and monopolisation of digital advertising technologies

On 17 April 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by monopolising two digital advertising technology markets, specifically the publisher ad servers and ad exchanges for …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
17 Apr 2023
under deliberation

Announced nine additional states joining Justice Department's lawsuit against Google over alleged anticompetitive practices and monopolisation of digital advertising technologies

On 17 April 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Attorneys General of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia joined the civil antitrust lawsuit …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government
24 Jan 2023
under deliberation

Announced Justice Department public lawsuit against Google over alleged anticompetitive practices and monopolisation of digital advertising technologies

On 24 January 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Google over the alleged monopolisation of digital advertising technology products. The DOJ filed the lawsuit alongside the Attorneys Gene…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government