EU could force Google to sell parts of its adtech empire

John Leonard
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EU could force Google to sell parts of its adtech empire

Tech giant controls both buy and sell sides of online ad auctions says competition commissioner

The EU Competition Commission could order Google to sell part of its advertising business. The antitrust regulator has accused Google of favouring its own online display advertising technology s...

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