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What Google's Adtech Behavioral Remedies Ruling Means in Plain English
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Fusion42 · 17 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
A federal judge has ordered Google to implement behavioral remedies preventing preferential treatment within its adtech auction systems, prohibiting contract tying, and mandating interoperability with rival ad servers and exchanges for six years globally.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Advertising Tech.
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The US government cut Google’s adtech edge in auctions, opening the door for rival exchanges and ad servers. You must act now to pitch publishers who want a fairer alternative to Google's bundle.
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