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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Tucker and Barbara Ortutay

Justice Dept. sue Google over digital advertising dominance

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The Justice Department and several states sued Google on Tuesday, alleging that its dominance in digital advertising harms competition.

The government alleges that Google’s plan to assert dominance has been to “neutralize or eliminate” rivals through acquisitions and to force advertisers to use its products by making it difficult to use competitors’ products.

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