Google Judge Signals Concerns Over DOJ-Backed Ad Exchange Sale

The judge overseeing the US Justice Department’s antitrust case over Google’s ad tech monopolies said she is concerned about how long a forced sale of the company’s advertising exchange might take and whether appropriate buyers can be identified.

“Time is of the essence,” Judge Leonie Brinkema said Friday during closing arguments in federal court in Virginia to determine how to remedy the company’s violation of antitrust laws. “One of my concerns is timing.”

Brinkema ruled earlier this year that Google has illegally monopolized two key parts of the internet, the technology used by websites to sell advertising space and software ...