Judge hears arguments in Google ads monopoly trial

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: Closing arguments concluded in a landmark trial examining whether Google's advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that Google has leveraged its dominance in online advertising to stifle competition and unfairly profit, while Google contends the government is misrepresenting the market.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema,