Tag: Internet search

EU antitrust chief says investigation of Google’s Android, AdSense is advancing

Thursday, April 19, 2018 1:00 pmThursday, April 19, 201810 Comments

Investigations into how Google may be using its Android smartphone operating system…

The Google-Facebook duopoly threatens diversity of thought

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 5:41 pmTuesday, December 19, 201725 Comments

Google and Facebook control how millions of people find their news…

Should America’s tech giants be broken up? Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook may be contributing to the U.S. economy’s most persistent ailments

Thursday, July 20, 2017 11:27 amThursday, July 20, 201723 Comments

Google is as close to a monopoly as the Bell telephone system was in 1956…

European Union hits Google with record $2.73 billion fine for abusing internet search monopoly

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 10:23 amTuesday, June 27, 201753 Comments

The penalty is the biggest ever competition fine from the European Commission, doubling the previous record…

Google could face a $9 billion EU fine for rigging search results in its favor

Friday, June 2, 2017 10:56 am6 Comments

EU antitrust regulators aim to slap a hefty fine on Alphabet unit Google over its…

EU alleges Google skews search results to boost its own products and services

Thursday, July 14, 2016 10:06 amThursday, July 14, 201611 Comments

Google faces a new antitrust attack from European Union regulators who allege the search engine…

Google shares dip amid report U.S. FTC could reopen search probe

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:15 pmWednesday, May 11, 20165 Comments

Federal Trade Commission officials are asking questions again about whether Google has abused its dominance…