In a major change in tune, Google admitted that the "open web is already in rapid decline" — despite being adamant for months that the "web is thriving." As first spotted by The Verge, the tech giant attempted to dissuade regulators from breaking up its advertising tech business, arguing that doing so would harm publishers who rely on advertising revenues. Google argued that splitting up its ad business would "only accelerate" the open web's decline ahead of an antitrust trial in a DC court...
