Key facts
- A federal judge suggested Google appoint an internal antitrust compliance officer.
- The judge also recommended other changes to Google's advertising technology business.
- The judge rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's demand for Google to break up its ad tech operations.
- The judge's opinion was unsealed on Wednesday.
A federal judge has recommended that Google appoint an internal antitrust compliance officer and implement other changes within its advertising technology business. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, provided her assessment in an opinion that was unsealed on Wednesday. This comes two weeks after she rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's request for Google to break up its ad tech operations. Both parties were given 14 days to seek redactions of confidential information from the court documents.