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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026

Then, a year later, *another* federal judge - Leonie Brinkema, who presided over the Google "ad-tech" case - decided that Google's penalty for monopolizing the ad market should also be...*nothing*: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

arstechnica.com

US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026

Oh, maybe not *exactly* nothing. We don't actually know the full extent of Judge Brinkema's "remedy," because it's sealed for two weeks.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026

What we *do* know is that Google will not be forced to take the most obvious, effective and necessary step to prevent it from abusing its monopoly: Google will not be forced to sell off part of its ad-tech stack.

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Boko Halal @trollyopportunity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Unsurprised to learn this was a Clinton appointee. This is why I am not in a rush to give Biden credit for trying. I never saw the effort it would take to overcome his own party.

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