Following a federal judge ruling that Google is effectively an unlawful monopoly, the search company say that it will partially appeal.
Google insists it half-won its case, despite being ruled to be an unlawful monopoly
On April 17, 2025, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google’s control over advertising markets amounted to an unlawful monopoly. Google has now been reframing the ruling as a partial victory, while saying it will also file an appeal.
“We won half of this case and we will appeal the other half. The Court found that our advertiser tools and our acquisitions, such as DoubleClick, don’t harm competition. We disagree with the Court’s decision regarding our publisher tools. Publishers have many options and they
— News from Google (@NewsFromGoogle) April 17, 2025
