Google is ending the week with extra antitrust complications. Reuters reports a gaggle of Texas-led US states has filed an amended model of its lawsuit towards Google over alleged abuses of energy within the on-line advert enterprise. The up to date grievance supplies extra element about Google’s purported efforts to stifle competitors, together with the key “Project Bernanke” advert shopping for program.

The states mentioned Google used Project Bernanke in 2015 to drop the second-highest bids from publishers’ advert auctions, pool cash and pour these these funds into solely these bids utilizing Google Ads. That gave Google Ads bidders an unfair benefit and helped them win auctions they possible would have misplaced, in accordance with the revised lawsuit.

We’ve requested Google for remark. It beforehand confirmed the existence of Project Bernanke, however maintained there was no wrongdoing and that the states’ lawsuit “misrepresents” its advert enterprise. The refreshed lawsuit could pose further challenges to Google, although. At the least, the modification underscores the states’ angle towards Google — they’re decided to curb its conduct.