U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema will hear testimonies from Google employees, advertisers, publishers, and others as she considers potential penalties for Google for maintaining an illegal monopoly in parts of the online ad industry, Katherine Blunt of The Wall Street Journal reports. The case was brought to court by the Justice Department in 2023 and alleged the company used illegal tactics to diminish competition and keep consumers using its tools.
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