U.S. v. Google LLC The long-simmering federal antitrust lawsuit against Google resulted in a loss for the search giant. Google violated antitrust laws, according to the suit. In his ruling, Judge Amit Mehta (of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia) said “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one… … Read more
A UK court has ruled that Google must face a £13.6 billion ($17 billion) lawsuit alleging it wields too much power over the online advertising market. Why we care. The case could have far-reaching implications for the digital ad industry. Will this lead to advertisers spending less on Google? Driving the news. The Competition Appeal … Read more
Facebook and Instagram advertisers filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta for $7 billion in San Francisco. They claim that the social media giant exaggerated ad viewership figures by up to 400%, leading them to pay inflated premiums for ad placements on its platforms. Potential Reach metric. The advertisers suing Meta allege that the Potential Reach … Read more
Google is facing a $2.27 billion lawsuit by 32 media groups claiming that the company’s digital advertising practices have led to financial losses. The publishers, including Axel Springer and Schibsted, are based in various countries across Europe, such as Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and … Read more
Meta has been accused of running corporate ads next to content that sexualizes underage users. The allegations by Walmart, along with Tinder’s parent company Match Group, have been made public as part of a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico attorney general’s office last month. Why we care. Placing ads alongside ******* content poses a … Read more
Digital advertising could be on the cusp of changing forever. The antitrust lawsuit against Google is one of the most significant filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in over 25 years. While there are numerous digital advertising providers, Google still captures approximately 28% of digital ad spend, making it the industry’s predominant player. … Read more
Google has filed a lawsuit to dissuade scammers from using Google Maps and Business Profiles to post fake businesses and fake reviews. Google said “bad actors posted more than 350 fraudulent Business Profiles and tried to bolster them with more than 14,000 fake reviews. The lawsuit. You can find the court document over here that … Read more
A group of nine states, comprising Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia, have become part of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google. The suit contends that the search and advertising giant violated antitrust regulations while operating its digital advertising business, according to the department’s … Read more
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