Google Must Face $1.5 Billion Publisher Ad Tech Lawsuits in US Court
· 2h ago · Originally reported by PPC Land
A US court has ruled that Google must face lawsuits from publishers, including Gannett and Daily Mail, alleging $1.72 billion in ad tech overcharges. While Inform's $479 million video claim was dismissed, evidence related to Google's Project Bernanke and EDA will proceed to a jury trial.
Why it matters
This case could have major implications for how digital advertising platforms operate and how much publishers can recover from alleged unfair practices by tech giants.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like a group of shop owners suing the mall manager for charging them too much rent, and now the judge says the case can go to trial.
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Ad tech
Ad tech is the software and infrastructure that decides which ad appears where, buys and sells that ad space, delivers the ad, and measures what happened afterwards.
Publisher
A publisher is any owner of content or a digital property, such as a website, app, streaming service, podcast or screen network, that earns money by selling ad space to advertisers.
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