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Google escapes ad tech breakup in third Big Tech antitrust loss for US

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2 September 2026

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regulatory

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E-commerce

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United States

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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

A US judge rejected the Department of Justice's request to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange, marking the third recent failure of antitrust efforts to break up Big Tech firms in the US. The court accepted behavioural remedies instead of a structural breakup.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Antitrust breakthroughs to dismantle Google’s ad business are stalling, pushing founders relying on online ads to focus on adapting to evolving ad rules, not expecting a simpler market soon.

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1 source · 2 Sep 2026

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