The Atlantic, Penske, and Vox Media have all sued Google for antitrust violations
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Vox Media, The Atlantic, and Penske have filed antitrust lawsuits against Google, alleging the tech giant's ad tech monopoly harmed publishers and seeking reimbursement for lost profits.
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Lawsuits seeking damages from Google's illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department's successful antitrust case. Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, is the latest in a wave of media companies that have filed suit against Google, seeking to be reimbursed for the monopoly profits the tech company allegedly made at publishers' expense.
"Absent Google's conduct, Vox Media would be able to make available even more, higher quality impressions for purchase on Vox Media's webpages and create more high-quality, premium journalism," Vox Media alleges in its lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Southern District of New York. …