What if... Google parts ways with its ad stack?

Regulatory scrutiny could spur the creation of a $100 billion-plus zeppelin in the ad tech sector.
July 18, 2022

What if...Google parts ways with its ad stack? The Justice Department is likely to rebuff reported offers from Google-parent Alphabet to restructure its ad tech business with many now envisaging industry-wide changes. Digiday probed the numbers and worked out potential outcomes.

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