2 September 2026nytimes.com

Court Orders Google Changes to Ad Tech Practices Without Breakup

SigSignificance4.53SenSentiment+0.25EnvEnvironment0.00SocSocial0.00GovGovernance-3.12

A federal judge ruled that Google must make changes to address its advertising technology monopoly, but it will not be forced to break up the business. The order largely adopts modifications proposed by both sides, including sharing more information with publishers. Despite findings that Google broke the law, the court declined structural remedies in major government antitrust cases.

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