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Judge to hear arguments on whether Google's advertising tech constitutes a monopoly
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FILE - The Google sign is shown over an entrance to the company's building in New York on Sept. 6, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers. The Justice Department and Google are scheduled to make closing arguments Monday in a trial alleging Google's advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, will decide the case and is expected to issue a written ruling by the end of the year.