Google admits the open web is ‘in rapid decline' — reversing earlier claim that traffic is ‘thriving'
1. Google admits open web is in rapid decline, contradicting its public claims. 2. Antitrust scrutiny intensifies as DOJ seeks to dismantle Google's ad tech unit. 3. Internal documents reveal concerns over AI's impact on web traffic for publishers. 4. Regulators claim Google's dominance harms competition and squeezes publishers' revenues. 5. Federal judge mitigates one antitrust push, but Google remains under scrutiny.