Google, Facebook Had Illegal Deal to Rig Ad Market, Texas Says
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Ken Paxton announced that Texas is suing Google for anticompetive conduct.
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google reached an illegal deal with Facebook Inc. to maintain a chokehold over the lucrative digital advertising market, according to a lawsuit filed by 10 states led by Texas.
The complaint, which targets Google’s central role in the buying and selling of display ads across the web, was filed in federal court in Texas Wednesday.