WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Wednesday (Sep 2) refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up part of the company's ad empire.In a court order, US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema opted inste

A federal judge found Google illegally monopolized ad-tech markets but rejected a forced sale of AdX, favoring behavioral remedies instead.

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Wednesday (Sep 2) refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up…

The DOJ asked the judge to force a sale of at least one of its ad tech tools.

While the ad exchange is a small part of Google's business, the ruling is the second powerful symbolic victory against the U.S. Department of Justice in its efforts to force…