The Vergecast · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
A federal judge has declined the Justice Department's request to force Google to sell off parts of its ad tech business. The judge instead accepted milder changes proposed by both Google and the Justice Department, though the specific details have not yet been made public.
“Google avoided an attempt to break up its online advertising monopoly.”
“Today, a federal judge declined the Justice Department's request to force Google to sell off parts of its ad tech business.”
“Instead, the judge accepted milder changes proposed by Google and the Justice Department, but the exact details of those have not been made public yet.”