People Inc. filed a lawsuit against Google August 29, seeking compensation for revenue lost from Google’s monopolistic ad tech business. The lawsuit challenges Google’s decades-long dominance in programmatic auctions.
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For three weeks, Marketecture Media CEO, veteran ad tech executive and podcaster Ari Paparo sat in a Virginia courtroom listening to testimony in the US Department of Justice’s landmark antitrust case against Google.
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Publishers aren’t celebrating the Google antitrust ruling. It just confirmed their reality. From floor pricing frustrations to platform lock-in, they’re done waiting for structural change. They're ready to reclaim control: one lever, one partner, one practice at a time.
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Google’s ad tech dominance faces a major legal challenge. AdExchanger’s Allison Schiff and AdMonsters’ Lynne d Johnson break down the DOJ verdict, what’s next for publishers and advertisers, and why the fight for the open web isn’t over yet.
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U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found that Google "willfully acquired and maintained monopoly power" in the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets. What does it mean for publishers and independent ad tech?
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Google’s AI Overviews and rival AI search tools are keeping users on their platforms, decimating referral traffic for publishers. As lawsuits mount, is there a way forward for the open web?
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Google’s move to enable IP-based targeting for CTV marks a major shift in digital advertising, raising privacy concerns regulators call fingerprinting. Mateusz Jedrocha, Chief Product Officer at Adlook, examines how this strategy impacts user autonomy, regulatory scrutiny, and the future of the ad tech ecosystem.
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By integrating advanced tools, fostering inclusivity, and leading with integrity, brands, publishers, and platforms pave a path toward a safer, more impactful future. Read on for a roundup of the day’s most impactful sessions, highlighting strategies that can help you balance safety and responsibility.
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Bidstream congestion happens when multiple publishers send the same ad impression through different supply paths, resulting in redundant auction entries that DSPs need to sift through. DSPs process approximately 30 million bid requests per second, a number that grows as publishers try to ensure their inventory gets noticed by the right…
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