A US federal judge has sided with Google, ruling that the company will not have to sell its online advertising exchange (previously known as AdX). The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sought this remedy in the long-running ad tech antitrust trial,

Brinkema ruled last year that Google violated antitrust laws by tying AdX to its server business, which helps publishers to manage ad sales on their sites. She found that the arrangement allowed Google to keep publishers dependent on its services.