Cookie crumbles – Google's ad-tech throne wobbles | Commercial Awareness Compass #21

A US judge has ruled that Google’s online advertising empire is less fairground, more monopoly board, finding the tech giant guilty of anti-competitive practices across its ad-tech stack. With regulators circling on both sides of the Atlantic, this episode unpacks how competition law is being wielded against Big Tech, why Google’s grip on digital ads could be prised open, and what this means for the commercial world. The Commercial Awareness Compass by AllAboutLaw, helps you build your commercial awareness every week with a beginners, intermediate and advanced breakdown of a story from an expert lawyer and trainee solicitor host. This story was taken from a live conversation a few months ago. If you don't want to wait for these conversations, head over to the Commercial Awareness Compass to get them straight to your inbox each week. 🚀 Boost your commercial awareness: https://www.allaboutlaw.co.uk/commercial-awareness-compass