FACEBOOK, GOOGLE DRAGGED TO COURT BY OVER 100 US NEWSPAPERS FOR UNLAWFUL DIGITAL AD MONOPOLY

Highlights

• As per the US-based magazine editorandpublisher.com, the publishers have alleged Google and Facebook of being involved in a secret deal called Jedi Blue, to take wipe off the competition

• Halbreich clearly said “These monopolistic practices must come to an end. It is no longer appropriate for these two platforms to profit directly from local news while publishers increasingly struggle.”