DOJ Seeks Google Ad Manager Break Up As Remedies Trial Begins

Google returns to court on Monday for the remedies phase of the Department of Justice’s ad-tech antitrust case, where the government is asking the judge to order a divestiture of Google Ad Manager.

The remedies trial follows a ruling that found Google illegally monopolized the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets, while rejecting claims about advertiser ad networks and Google’s past acquisitions.

In a statement published today, Google said it will appeal the earlier decision and argued the DOJ’s proposed remedies “go far beyond the…