USA: Google must move to a rights respecting approach after court declares it’s Adtech function a monopoly

By Amnesty International

Responding to a US court ruling declaring Google’s online advertising monopoly illegal, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said: “A rights respecting break-up of Google’s monopolistic hold could be an important first step towards an online world that respects human rights. By eroding the dominance of a single corporation and weakening Google’s control over […] The post USA: Google must move to a rights respecting approach after court declares it’s Adtech function a monopoly appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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