Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas Leads 10-State Lawsuit: Google-Facebook "Jedi Blue" Collusion

2020-12-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

On December 16, 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google joined by nine other states, exposing secret agreements between Google and Facebook—including the “Jedi Blue” deal—to eliminate competition in digital advertising and maintain Google’s …

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Google Manipulates Ad Auctions Through "Project Bernanke" to Favor Own Exchange

2017-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

In 2017, Google’s secret “Project Bernanke” was in full operation—a systematic auction manipulation scheme that used insider information and algorithmic deception to advantage Google’s own ad-buying platform while harming both publishers and competing advertisers. The …

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