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PubMatic CEO Rajeev Goel accuses Google of using its illegal monopoly to stifle innovation and limit publishers’ revenue in the digital ad space. Their lawsuit seeks to restore fairness to the market, alleging Google unfairly advantages itself in ad auctions. This legal action is significant beyond monetary damages, aiming to ensure a competitive online advertising ecosystem. Antitrust rulings against Google have paved the way for this challenge. The case could set a precedent for regulators, testing the effectiveness of structural remedies like divestiture in digital markets, signaling a tougher approach than past behavioral remedies.
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PubMatic takes on the giant
“It felt like for many years no matter how well we innovated there was a barrier holding us back,” Rajeev Goel, PubMatic’s CEO said in an interview. “That barrier wasn’t the limits of our technology. It was Google’s illegal monopoly. Every time we adapted or innovated, Google found new ways to stack the deck.”
The lawsuit alleges that Google gave itself unfair advantages in auctions for digital ad space, limiting access for rivals and reducing the revenues available to publishers. PubMatic had once been a takeover target for Google in 2011, but the search giant instead opted to buy rival AdMeld.
The company now says its legal action is not only about recovering damages but also about restoring fairness to the market. “The company’s lawsuit isn’t just about money, but making sure online advertising markets work,” Goel said.
Antitrust rulings against Google set the stage
Implications for the ad tech industry
For regulators, the case represents a test of whether structural remedies, breaking up parts of a dominant firm, can be effectively implemented in digital markets. The DOJ’s push for divestiture signals a tougher stance than the behavioral remedies that big tech companies have typically agreed to in the past.
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