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Judge Blocks DOJ Forced Sale of Google AdX Platform

A federal judge rejected the Justice Department's request to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange.

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Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange on a Wednesday. [1] A court in Virginia rejected a lawsuit seeking to force Google to sell its AdX advertising technology, marking the third time in a few years the company has avoided a mandated split of its ad business. [2] Judge Leonie Brinkema issued the decision under seal, accompanied by a brief order rejecting the Department of Justice's request to force the sale of Google's AdX platform. [3] The judge ordered Google to make proposed changes to its advertising tools so they function with those operated by its rivals, without specifying the exact changes. [4] The ruling allows Google to avoid a forced sale following an April 2025 finding that the company illegally monopolized two digital advertising markets. [5] The Justice Department had asked the court to force Google to sell its exchange and make public the auction logic used to decide which advertisements appear on websites. [6] In April 2025, Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google holds illegal monopolies on servers that host publisher ads and ad exchanges, finding that Google unlawfully locked publishers into using its AdX. [7] Judge Leonie Brinkema accepted most of the parties' proposed behavioral remedies but declined to make Google sell AdX. [8] The justice department and a broad coalition of states sued Google in 2023 over its dominance in markets for advertising technology used by online publishers and websites. [9] In April 2025, Judge Brinkema found that Google had illegally tied publishers to AdX, where it collects a 20% fee. [10] US regulators have lost three straight attempts to break up Big Tech: a judge allowed Google to keep Chrome in September 2025, Meta kept Instagram and WhatsApp in November 2025, and now Google keeps AdX. [11] The Department of Justice had requested the fragmentation of Google's business following a finding of illegal monopoly in the digital advertising market. [12]
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  1. Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange on a Wednesday. · Diario La republica
  2. A court in Virginia rejected a lawsuit seeking to force Google to sell its AdX advertising technology, marking the third time in a few years the company has avoided a mandated split of its ad business. · Berlingske
  3. Judge Leonie Brinkema issued the decision under seal, accompanied by a brief order rejecting the Department of Justice's request to force the sale of Google's AdX platform. · Diario La republica
  4. The judge ordered Google to make proposed changes to its advertising tools so they function with those operated by its rivals, without specifying the exact changes. · Diario La republica
  5. The ruling allows Google to avoid a forced sale following an April 2025 finding that the company illegally monopolized two digital advertising markets. · Diario La republica
  6. The Justice Department had asked the court to force Google to sell its exchange and make public the auction logic used to decide which advertisements appear on websites. · mint
  7. In April 2025, Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google holds illegal monopolies on servers that host publisher ads and ad exchanges, finding that Google unlawfully locked publishers into using its AdX. · The Guardian
  8. Judge Leonie Brinkema accepted most of the parties' proposed behavioral remedies but declined to make Google sell AdX. · The Guardian
  9. The justice department and a broad coalition of states sued Google in 2023 over its dominance in markets for advertising technology used by online publishers and websites. · The Guardian
  10. In April 2025, Judge Brinkema found that Google had illegally tied publishers to AdX, where it collects a 20% fee. · beincrypto.com
  11. US regulators have lost three straight attempts to break up Big Tech: a judge allowed Google to keep Chrome in September 2025, Meta kept Instagram and WhatsApp in November 2025, and now Google keeps AdX. · beincrypto.com
  12. The Department of Justice had requested the fragmentation of Google's business following a finding of illegal monopoly in the digital advertising market. · Xataka México
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