Casey Newton called it:
“A judge rules that Google must spin out its ad exchange”
We find out by Dec 31, 2026. 126 days to go
Casey Newton: “A judge rules that Google must spin out its ad exchange”
MET if A US federal court issues a remedies decision in the government's advertising-technology antitrust case against Google requiring Google to divest or spin out its ad exchange (AdX). Behavioral remedies, voluntary commitments, appeals-stage rulings that do not order divestiture, and settlements without divestiture do not count at any point, before 2026-12-31 23:59 (UTC).
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True if, during 2026, a US court issues a remedies ruling in the government's ad tech antitrust case against Google that orders Google to divest its ad exchange (AdX). A behavioral-only remedy, a settlement without divestiture, or no remedies ruling in 2026 makes it false.
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Prediction headline in Platformer's '11 predictions for 2026', following the government's win in the Google ad tech antitrust case.
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