Daily Mail owner sues Google over ‘monopoly’ on online ads
Tech group accused of depriving newspapers of revenue their content produces
20 April 2021 - 21:28
Washington — The Daily Mail, owner of the MailOnline newspaper, sued Google on Tuesday, alleging that the search and advertising giant's power over selling online ad space means newspapers see little of the revenue their content produces.
The federal lawsuit against Google and its parent, Alphabet, alleges that Google controls the tools used to sell ad inventory as well as the space on publishers’ pages where ads can be placed and the exchange that decides where ads will be placed...
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