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Yelp sues Google, alleging illegal dominance of local search

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A new chapter in Google’s antitrust troubles opened yesterday with Yelp filing a lawsuit alleging that Google’s monopoly in search has allowed it to illegally dominate the local search and local search advertising markets.

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Yelp brings antitrust lawsuit against Google

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A new chapter in Google’s antitrust troubles opened yesterday with Yelp filing a lawsuit alleging that Google’s monopoly in search has allowed it to illegally dominate the local search and local search advertising markets.

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Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

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A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. This is the first major decision in a wave of tech monopoly cases brought by the U.S.

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Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

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A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. Why it matters. This is the first major decision in a wave of tech monopoly cases brought by the U.S.

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Google must face $17 billion UK ad tech lawsuit

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billion ($17 billion) lawsuit alleging it wields too much power over the online advertising market. Will this lead to advertisers spending less on Google? A UK court has ruled that Google must face a £13.6 Why we care. The case could have far-reaching implications for the digital ad industry. Driving the news.

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The Google monopoly verdict: More industry reactions

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“This could lead the way to Google introducing Comparison Text Advertising Services to the Google text ad market to dismantle Google’s monopoly on the text advertising market, which may also benefit from a similar discount on CPCs as a gesture of Google encouraging competition on their SERPs.”

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Snap revenue up 5% on stronger digital ad market

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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, yesterday reported its revenue rose 5% in the latest quarter after two straight quarters of declines on a rebound in the digital advertising market. The company cautioned the ad market remains volatile, pointing to the impact of war in the Middle East.