Judge rules that Google operated as a monopoly in online advertising

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google acted illegally as a monopoly over the online advertising industry.

Judge Leonie Brinkema from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said that the company broke the law when it built its dominance over the technology that places advertisements on pages across the web. The ruling marks the second time in less than a year that Google has been found to be in violation of antitrust laws.