20 Reactions to Google’s Big Adtech Antitrust Win
Yesterday, we finally got an “end” to the Google adtech antitrust case, with Google essentially “winning” its back-and-forth…
Google Wins Adtech Breakup Fight, Avoids Forced AdX Sale
Adtech is having quite the week in court. Following the FTC Amazon lawsuit news from earlier this week,…
Amazon Pushes Back on FTC Lawsuit Over Sponsored Ads
Amazon is pushing back against a new lawsuit by the FTC and 22 state AGs that accuses the…
China Challenges Meta’s Manus Acquisition
Ruh oh. Back in December, Meta acquired Manus for $2 billion, a Singapore-based startup—originally founded in China—focused on…
The White House Avoids AI Ad Rules in New Framework
The White House has released its National Framework for AI, sharing a federal approach focused on innovation and…
IAB Proposes Legislation to Curb AI Scraping
The IAB is officially anti-scraping—at least when it comes to AI. That position was reinforced this week as…
Italy Fines Apple $116M Over ATT Rules
Apple is getting a lump of coal for Christmas. The company has been fined €98 million (roughly $116…
Ari Paparo Predicts Behavioral Remedies, Not a Breakup
A few days ago, closing arguments officially wrapped in the Google–DOJ adtech antitrust trial, and adtech expert/author Ari…
JD Vance Pivots From Palantir to Slam Digital Advertising
When asked — or heckled, really — about his relationship with Palantir yesterday at a Turning Point USA…
Court Rules Google’s Antitrust Liability is Now “Settled Law”
A federal court in New York has ruled that Google is legally liable for monopolizing the ad server…
Google Fights DOJ Over Proposed Remedies
The next phase of the DOJ’s adtech (or is it “ad tech” – we can never tell!) case…
Trump Threatens Tariffs as EU Fines Google Billions Over AdTech
On Thursday, the European Commission fined Google €2.95 billion – equivalent to $3.5 billion – for allegedly abusing…