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  "id": 5180692,
  "title": "US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-judge-rejects-bid-to-break-up-googles-ad-business-5180692",
  "topic": "tech",
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  "published": "2026-09-02T21:38:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/02/us-judge-rejects-bid-to-break-up-google-s-ad-business_6757100_4.html"
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  "summary": "The reasoning behind Wednesday's decision was not made public. The government's case portrayed Google as simultaneously controlling multiple sides of the digital advertising marketplace, owning the platform that publishers use to sell ads as well as the exchange where transactions occur, all while commanding huge advertiser demand.",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US judge rejects bid to break up Google’s ad business",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US judge rejects bid to break up Google’s ad business",
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