Google to face US antitrust trial over digital ads in September

A U.S. federal judge on Monday set a September 9, 2024, date for the start of a jury trial in a lawsuit the U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states filed last year against Google, opens new tab that accused the company of abusing its dominance of digital advertising technology.

The lawsuit, filed in January 2023, accuses Google of monopolising the market for digital advertising and undermining competition. The government has said Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite.