https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/google-ad-tech-monopoly > After Google lost its first monopoly trial, government asks it to sell off units of its core internet ads business > Google on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business. The request came after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly for the second time in less than a year.