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Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, reflected on his role as a witness in the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google. Casale welcomed the court’s ruling as validation of long-standing industry concerns, emphasizing trust in the legal process and calling for remedies that restore real competition, potentially including divestiture of Google’s ad server and exchange. He described participating in the landmark case as a privilege and aligned it with Index’s core values of transparency and efficiency.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, was featured responding to the U.S. federal court ruling that Google abused its dominance in ad tech. As a key witness in the case, Casale called the verdict “surreal” and a turning point for the industry, noting that it signals a new chapter of oversight where “rules matter again” and opens the door to greater competition and transparency in the open web.

Mike McNeeley, SVP Product at Index Exchange, was quoted in ExchangeWire’s coverage of Google’s cookie decision, noting that while cookies remain for now, the industry should continue exploring new approaches to build better solutions.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, commented on Google’s decision to maintain third-party cookies in Chrome, stressing that it doesn’t change the broader trajectory. Casale noted the industry is already operating in a “signal-less world” across Safari, Firefox, and iOS, and urged publishers and marketers to continue investing in scalable, privacy-first solutions that provide lasting control and flexibility.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, shared his experience testifying in the DOJ’s antitrust trial against Google, describing it as “a horror” but an important step toward a fairer digital ad ecosystem. Casale highlighted Google’s “last look” advantage in auctions as a core example of anti-competitive behavior and emphasized the need for remedies that drive transparency, lower costs, and more balanced infrastructure for publishers.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, reacted to the DOJ’s antitrust ruling against Google, calling it “the beginning of Big Tech oversight.” As a witness in the case, Casale noted that the verdict could reshape competition in ad tech by lowering fees, driving margin compression, and creating a more open and transparent marketplace for publishers and advertisers.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, was featured commenting on the U.S. Department of Justice’s landmark ruling against Google. As a witness in the antitrust case, Casale called the decision “surreal” and a turning point for adtech, noting it sets a precedent for real oversight of big tech and opens the door to a more competitive, transparent open web.

AdExchanger’s Anthony Vargas spoke with Butler/Till and SWYM.ai about how the agency cut programmatic waste by focusing on highly performant inventory and high-value leads. By leveraging Index Marketplaces, SWYM.ai was able to train their algorithm on performance signals across the entire transaction—including sell-side signals from our robust, high-quality supply.

Josh Prismon, Chief Architect at Index Exchange, is mentioned in Digiday’s article on Google’s Privacy Sandbox, highlighting how supporting video ad formats and server-side solutions for DSPs and SSPs can address latency and drive publisher participation.

Andrew Casale, CEO of Index Exchange, discusses how Scope3’s AI-driven technologies, as part of their platform launch (with Index Exchange as one of the launch partners), are making the sell-side smarter. Casale highlighted the potential for these innovations to shift ad dollars from walled garden platforms like Google, marking a “structural change” in the ad tech market.