Google urges UK tribunal to dismiss mass lawsuit over alleged online ad dominance

Claims are 'incoherent,' argue the company's lawyers

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Google urges UK tribunal to dismiss mass lawsuit over alleged online ad dominance
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Google urges UK tribunal to dismiss mass lawsuit over alleged online ad dominance

Google parent Alphabet has urged the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in London to dismiss a mass lawsuit that accuses the company of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market.

The lawsuit was filed by Ad Tech Collective Action in November 2022 on behalf of a consortium of UK publishers, seeking £13.6 billion in damages for alleged anticompetitive behaviour. The Ad Tec...

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