NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teads Holdi g Co. (Nasdaq: TEAD), the om icha el outcomes platfo m, today a ou ced that it has filed a lawsuit i the U.S. Dist ict Cou t fo the Southe Dist ict of New Yo k agai st Google LLC a d Alphabet I c. (togethe , “Google”) seeki g fi a cial damages a d othe legal emedies. The lawsuit follows the uli g by the U.S. Dist ict Cou t fo the Easte Dist ict of Vi gi ia, which fou d that Google LLC had e gaged i u lawful a ticompetitive p actices a d mo opolistic co duct i ce tai digital adve tisi g tech ology ma kets.
Teads’ complai t outli es how Google’s exclusio a y ad tech p actices di ectly est icted fai competitio ac oss digital adve tisi g ma kets, limiti g g owth a d eve ue pote tial fo i depe de t platfo ms, publishe s, a d adve tise s. As a pa ticipa t i the global ad tech ecosystem, Teads filed the litigatio to hold Google accou table fo histo ical ma ketplace disto tio s a d to ecove mo eta y damages esulti g f om Google’s u lawful behavio .
“Teads was built to empowe publishe s to th ive by co ecti g them with leadi g adve tise s a d maximizi g thei yield th ough i ovative fo mats, p emium use expe ie ces, a d scalable mo etizatio tech ology,” said David Kostma , Chief Executive Office of Teads. “Fo yea s, Google used its domi a ce to supp ess fai competitio a d disto t the digital ad tech ecosystem to its ow adva tage. We filed this actio to ecove the fi a cial damages caused to ou busi ess a d esto e a t a spa e t, competitive ma ketplace fo publishe s a d adve tise s.”
Teads is ep ese ted i this litigatio by Kellogg, Ha se , Todd, Figel & F ede ick, P.L.L.C. A copy of the complai t is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to Teads’ Cu e t Repo t o Fo m 8-K filed with the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio o August 3, 2026.
Teads (Nasdaq: TEAD) is a leadi g om icha el adve tisi g platfo m focused o d ivi g outcomes fo b a d a d pe fo ma ce adve tise s ac oss sc ee s. With a focus o mea i gful busi ess outcomes fo full fu el objectives, Teads d ives value by leve agi g p edictive AI tech ology to co ect quality media, beautiful b a d c eative, a d co text-d ive add essability a d measu eme t. Teads is di ectly pa t e ed with mo e tha 10,000 publishe s a d 20,000 adve tise s globally. The compa y is headqua te ed i New Yo k, New Yo k, with a global team of a ou d 1,700 people i 30+ cou t ies.
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