Google won’t have to break up its ads business after being declared an online monopolist. Meanwhile, Amazon faces a lawsuit from the FTC.

A lawsuit filed by the FTC and 22 state attorneys general on Monday accuses Amazon of making advertisers pay more than necessary.

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

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

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google does not have to sell off AdX, the company’s ad exchange.