A federal judge ruled on September 2, 2026, that Google does not have to divest or break up its advertising technology business as part of antitrust action. The decision represented a significant victory for the search giant in its regulatory proceedings.
A federal judge ruled on September 2, 2026, that Google does not need to break up its advertising technology business following a finding that the company held an illegal monopoly. Instead, the judge ordered operational changes to address antitrust concerns without a forced divestiture.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the Justice Department's request to force Alphabet's Google to sell its AdX online advertising exchange, instead ordering behavioral remedies that require Google's ad tools to interoperate with competitors' systems. The ruling was issued on September 2, 2026.