Kei Cheghi is a reporter with the Wall Street Journal. She covers the intersection of media and tech, which can be a very confusing intersection. Abner Will King asked her to explain how Google's ad business works. "This is really a story about the pipes that make the internet work," she said.
The Department of Justice wants Google to break up its advertising business. The Wall Street Journal’s Keach Hagey explains how the DOJ’s antitrust suit could reshape the internet.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited and fact-checked by Matt Collette, engineered by Patrick Boyd with help from Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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