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On September 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the Department of Justice's request to force Alphabet Inc. to divest its advertising exchange, AdX. The ruling represents a major legal victory for the company, sparing it from a structural breakup of its $31 billion ad--tech business. While the court found that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in certain segments of the ad--tech stack, the judge opted for behavioral remedies rather than a forced sale. This decision follows a similar rejection of a breakup in the search--related antitrust case earlier this year, significantly reducing the regulatory overhang on Alphabet's valuation.