Anonymous ID: a0bf0c July 5, 2018, 8:43 a.m. No.2041394   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>1632

House Republican urges regulators to probe Google for antitrust violations

 

Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice asking the agencies to probe whether the internet giant is suppressing competition through its search- and data-collection practices.

“These market conditions are in part what prompted European regulators to take action against Google,” Rokita wrote in the letter, which was first reported by Axios. “It is time for your agencies to reopen reviews of Google to ensure that its business practices comply with the law.”

Last year, the European Union issued a record $2.7 billion antitrust fine against Google for elevating its own comparison shopping service over rivals’ in its search results. European regulators also have two other ongoing antitrust investigations into the company.

 

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/395607-house-republican-urges-regulators-to-probe-google-for-antitrust-violations