Summary
A judge in the United States has decided that Google, a big tech company, isn't playing fair with online advertising. This means the company controls too much of the technology that decides where and which ads show up online. Google doesn't agree with the ruling and plans to fight back.
Key Facts
- Google was taken to court by the US Department of Justice and 17 US states. They believed Google was unfairly controlling online ad technology.
- This is the second time Google has been told off for having too much control. The previous time was for online searches.
- Google doesn't agree with the judge’s decision and will try to change it.
- The judge explained that Google's unfair behavior hurt other businesses, the way things are supposed to work, and ordinary people searching the web.
- The judge's decision is seen as a big win for people trying to make sure tech companies are playing fair.
- Other big tech companies, like Amazon, were also mentioned in the case.
- Google also makes a lot of money from its ad business.
- The next part of this case will look at what should happen to Google now. Some people think the company is too big and should be split up.
- Last year, a UK group also found that Google was playing unfairly with online ads.
