Exclusive-Google offered to sell part of ad tech business, not enough for EU publishers, sources say

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BRUSSELS/NEW YORK :Alphabet's Google took a major step this year to end an EU antitrust investigation with an offer to sell its advertising marketplace AdX but European publishers rejected the proposal, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Google's lucrative ad tech business last year attracted EU regulatory scrutiny following a complaint from the European Publishers Council. The European Commission subsequently charged Google with favouring its own advertising

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