"Having inserted itself into all aspects of the digital advertising marketplace, Google has used anticompetitive, exclusionary, and unlawful means to eliminate or severely diminish any threat to its dominance over digital advertising technologies," according to the lawsuit. The action seeks to "halt Google's anticompetitive scheme, unwind Google's monopolistic grip on the market, and restore competition to digital advertising," the lawsuit said. In turn, such "anticompetitive behavior" has forced potential competitors out of the digital advertising business and sidelined businesses that remain, the lawsuit said. "Google has thwarted meaningful competition and deterred innovation in the digital advertising industry," the lawsuit said. Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Google over digital advertising originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 24, 2023 18:06 UTC