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November 24, 2025
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Closing arguments in the U.S. Justice Department’s versus Google’s ad tech case were heard on Friday (Nov. 21), marking the end of a two-year legal saga, and the start of an even more consequential one for the open web economy.

Optimists see a bright new dawn on the horizon, although pessimists some will point to recent similar cases, and proclaim, “What’s the point?” especially in an era of AI – ironically, the latter point is kind of a pillar of the Google defense argument.

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Google on Trial
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Google’s ad tech empire faces its moment of truth

Judge Leonie Brinkema now contemplates a forced divestiture, a decision that could reshape how the open web is monetized.

MARKETING

Generative AI
In Graphic Detail: Inside the growing rift between AI efficiency and audience trust

What follows are five charts that ground where the debate stands as the year winds down. 

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MARKETING & PLATFORMS

Business of TV
Dedicated interactive and localized ad formats are the new focus in CTV arms race

Amazon, Disney and Reddit have each expanded their interactive ad formats lately.

AI Revenue Generation
Amazon quietly blocks more of OpenAI’s ChatGPT web crawlers from accessing its site

The e-commerce giant has quietly blocked more OpenAI-related bots from crawling Amazon.com, according to updates in its publicly visible robots.txt file.

PARTNER INSIGHTS FROM SIMPLEFEED

Is rethinking syndication the way forward for publishers in the AI era?

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