Judge rules for publishers in Google antitrust case

USA TODAY

A New York federal judge ruled in favor of online news publishers and advertisers who allege Google unlawfully monopolized the digital advertising market and diverted revenue that would have otherwise gone to news operations.

U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel granted partial summary judgement for Gannett, the country’s largest newspaper chain and owner of USA TODAY, the Daily Mail, digital media company Inform and a proposed class of smaller publishers, holding Google liable for illegally monopolizing its advertising placement technology business.