Omidyar Network welcomes historic antitrust ruling on Google digital advertising

Omidyar Network welcomes today’s historic ruling by the U.S. District Court in Virginia, affirming that Google unlawfully monopolized critical segments of the digital advertising market, a core driver and financial bloodstream of the internet.

“Today’s decision represents another decisive step toward a more open, competitive, and innovative internet ecosystem. A healthy digital advertising marketplace is essential—not just for entrepreneurship and innovation, but also for safeguarding American technological leadership and national security. For better or worse, online advertising fuels much of today’s digital economy, funding both essential and everyday services. When monopolies stifle this market, they harm small businesses, limit consumer choice, undermine transparency, and ultimately weaken the broader digital infrastructure upon which our national security and competitiveness increasingly depends.”

— Gus Rossi, Director at Omidyar Network

This ruling continues a positive bipartisan trend of rigorous antitrust enforcement across recent administrations, addressing persistent anti-competitive practices by Big Tech companies. We urge continued vigilance and proactive antitrust enforcement to ensure that technology genuinely serves the public good—promoting fairness, transparency, innovation, and security for all Americans.

Omidyar Network has long supported  efforts to ensure technology markets remain dynamic and fair, providing opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses to thrive and compete on their merits. View our 2020 roadmap for the case against Google’s monopolization of digital advertising here.