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 Google to sell assets to address illegal monopolies.

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…

Google wins another legal battle, as a judge rejects the US government's attempt to force a sale of its ad tech.

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…

Decision marks third recent US defeat for regulators seeking to break up Big Tech