A federal judge has found that Google violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology

Alphabet's Google illegally dominates two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for U.S. antitrust prosecutors to seek a breakup of its advertising products.

Google illegally acted to preserve “monopoly power” in the digital ad-tech business, a federal judge ruled Thursday. It’s the second antitrust case brought by the U.S. government that has gone against the internet giant in the past year.