Google accused of ad collusion with Facebook in monopoly lawsuit
Texas attorney-general claims Google entered an illegal deal to manipulate auctions for online advertising
17 December 2020 - 16:54
It reads like a grand conspiracy of the nerds.
This week, Texas attorney-general Ken Paxton filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google. At its centre is a bold claim: Google colluded with arch-rival Facebook in an illegal deal to manipulate auctions for online advertising, an industry the two companies dominate. Google named the secret pact after a Star Wars character...
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