Google faces €25bn lawsuit in UK and EU over digital advertising

Tech company accused of abusing its power in the ad tech market

Google faces a 25bn (21.6bn) lawsuit in the UK and EU that accuses the tech firm of anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising market.

The company, which is a key player in the online ad market as well as being a dominant force in search, is accused of abusing its power in the ad tech market, which coordinates the sale of online advertising space between publishers and advertisers.