From Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
Court rules for Gannett in Google antitrust case
- Wisconsin Newspaper Association
A federal judge issued a partial summary judgment in favor of online news publishers and advertisers who alleged Google unlawfully monopolized the digital advertising market and diverted revenue that would have gone to news operations.
The ruling was covered in a story that appeared in the Oct. 30, 2025 issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
According to the story:
Judge P. Kevin Castel from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the ruling for Gannett; the Daily Mail; digital media company Inform; and a proposed class of smaller publishers. The ruling holds Google liable for illegally monopolizing its advertising placement technology business.
Gannett and other plaintiffs filed the complaint in 2023, accusing Google of violating federal antitrust laws by abusing its dominant position to control and profit from the technology used by publishers to buy and sell ads on the Internet.
Castel pointed to the findings in the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Google in northern Virginia earlier this year as part of his ruling.
In April, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain its monopoly over some of the automated systems that place ads on the internet — allowing Google to substantially harm publishers, the competitive process and consumers of information.
Gannett publishes USA TODAY and more than 200 daily newspapers across the country.
Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but at the time the complaint was filed, Google told USA TODAY that publishers such as Gannett use dozens of competing services to place ads.
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