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The Justice Department took aim at Google’s most obvious Achilles Heel this week citing its dominance in the search market, both organic and paid, as the digital story of the decade gathered pace.

My colleague Andrew Blustein took the time to analyze how the online giant is aiming to counter these claims from a brand marketing perspective by asserting that the DoJ’s claims are “deeply flawed”.

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Here's what else we're covering:

• What's next for Nextdoor?
• Pinterest is joining the Global Alliance for Responsible Media.
• Facebook disabled the accounts of 7 companies for ecommerce scams.

Stat of the Day: Theatrical advertising plummeted 66% from 2019 due to pandemic.

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The ad giant says the DOJ's lawsuit is 'deeply flawed'.

The social network is in early stages of testing a new Neighborhoods feature.

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The cross-industry initiative is led by the World Federation of Advertisers.

The social network also disabled the accounts of 7 companies for ecommerce scams.

Theatrical advertising plummeted 66% from 2019 due to pandemic.

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The docuseries is produced by Yusuf Omar and Hashtag Our Stories and sponsored by Verizon.

New core products Deals, Monitor will debut this year, prior to the NCAA’s January vote on names, images and likenesses.