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Google and its parent Alphabet Inc. were sued in a UK court over alleged antitrust abuses in a group claim by 130,000 businesses that argues the tech giant’s approach to advertising that may have cost companies billions of pounds in lost revenue.

Publishers claim tech giant raked in ‘super profits’ at the expense of thousands of websites

UK businesses are estimated to have lost £7 billion as a result of Google's practices

A €25 billion (£21.6 billion) case against Google in the EU and UK accuses the internet company of engaging in anticompetitive behaviour in the digital advertising sector. The business, which controls the sale of online advertising space between publishers and advertisers and is a major participant in the online ad industry as well as search, is charged of misusing this authority. In the EU complaint, Damien Geradin of the Belgian law firm Geradin Partners stated that 'publishers, especi...

Lawyers seeking up to £22billion in damages for publishers across Europe claim the US tech firm deprived the media of revenue through its anti-competitive conduct.

Tech company accused of abusing its power in the ad tech market

Digital publishers allege tech giant uses ad technology to sideline them and hoover up revenue

Publishers should be compensated over Google's 'anti-competitive' digital ad practices, say lawyers.

A European law firm has announced plans to file a €25bn (£22bn) ad tech lawsuit against Google on behalf of news publishers in the UK and EU.

The European Commission opened an investigation into Google's digital advertising business in June last year. As reported by Reuters, the EU regulators recently expanded their scope of...