Summary

  • Closing arguments have finished in the US federal court antitrust case against Google over allegations it has a monopoly in online advertising.
  • US District Judge Brinkema will now decide whether to rule in the Department of Justice’s favour.
  • If Google is found to have broken antitrust law it would face a second trial to determine possible punishments.
  • The trial comes after a different judge ruled in August that Google had an illegal monopoly in the search market.
  • The DOJ is also pushing for the breakup of Google’s business.

By Verge Staff

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