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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matthew Barakat

Going once, going twice: Google's millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim

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It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages.

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