Google has opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.

This time around, the Department of Justice is claiming Google has another illegal monopoly in the online advertising market. Unlike the search case, the ads case is both extremel

Google has monopolized the technology used to buy and sell online display ads by restricting or eliminating the choices of its customers — both website publishers and advertisers — the US Justice Department alleged at a federal antitrust trial.

The government on Friday concluded its main arguments in the case -- US et al. v. Google -- and the internet giant started mounting its defense. The case, filed last year, accuses Google of building a monopoly over the technology that places ads on websites around the internet.