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Alphabet(NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) dodged another legal bullet on Wednesday, which could result in a big return for investors.
A federal judge ordered Google to change its system that powers its digital advertising monopoly, but stopped short of requiring the company to sell parts of its adtech business, as requested by the U.S.
The last time a judge rejected the DOJ's request to force Google to sell part of its company was exactly one year ago, on Sept.
Alphabet stock jumped 16% in the month following that ruling, and has risen more than 55% in the last year.
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District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia will remain under seal for 14 days so lawyers from both sides can review it and propose any changes to the specific remedies sought by the court.
"We're very pleased the Court rejected the DOJ's proposal to break apart tools that help small businesses reach new customers and grow," Google vice president for regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said.
In the previous lawsuit, Google's search engine was declared an illegal monopoly in 2024, and the Justice Department had sought a penalty requiring the company to sell its Chrome browser -- the world's most popular browser, with more than 69% of the global market share.
2, 2025, Judge Amit Mehta instead barred Google from entering into exclusive distribution agreements that made its search engine the default in web browsers.
He also required Google to share search index data and user interaction data with competitors.
In this separate lawsuit that was filed in 2023, Brinkema ruled in 2025 that Google illegally monopolized parts of the technology connecting publishers selling online ad space with advertisers buying it.
But in this week's ruling, she rejected the DOJ's bid to require Google to sell parts of its ad technology.
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