On September 2, 2026, a judge in Virginia, USA, ruled to reject the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to force Google to sell its advertising technology business, AdX. Previously, the U.S. Department of Justice had attempted to address its suspected monopolistic behavior by splitting Google’s assets. Although AdX accounts for only a small portion of Google’s overall business, this decision is seen as another victory for Google in its fight against antitrust lawsuits. Currently, the case has reached a temporary conclusion, and Google has successfully resisted the Department of Justice’s directive to sell its assets.
A Virginia judge refused to force Google to sell its advertising technology business, AdX, securing a symbolic victory for Google in its fight against the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust efforts to break up large tech companies. This was another successful defense of Google against the Department of Justice’s demands for asset sales, following a previous ruling. Although this advertising exchange platform represents only a small part of Google’s business, this decision is seen as another powerful countermeasure to the Department of Justice’s attempts to address illegal monopolies through forced asset sales.