Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on the brink of launching a fresh antitrust probe into Google, over alleged misconduct over how it handles its display advertising business, Reuters reported. That antitrust probe ended in January, with Google only...
Google reportedly has reached a deal with European Union (EU) regulators regarding its so-called anticompetitive search practices. The European Commission (EC) has been investigating Google's alleged "anticompetitive" internet search service since...
The search giant hopes the concessions will put an end to the EU's two-year long antitrust probe. Federal Trade Commission closed its 19-month search antitrust probe earlier this year after deciding that Google's demotion of competing websites was...
Google is getting ever closer to a settlement with the Euroopean Commission regarding its search and advertising antitrust probe. The EU Competition Commissioner last week said that he wants to resolve the antitrust probe, which began in November...
Senators delved into their own antitrust probe against Google following the EC's findings. Italy's antitrust chief has warned the nation's lower house of parliament of an impending Google publishing monopoly.
The search giant also faces a similar probe in the U.S. European antitrust chiefs are offering Google a chance to end the 18-month investigation into alleged monopoly abuses by the company. Competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia said that its...
Google said that the Argentinian probe was related to its search and advertising businesses. Antitrust authorities in both the U.S.and the EU have expressed concern over the company's dominance of the search and advertising businesses.
Microsoft's New Attorney Led Google Antitrust Probe Elsewhere, Microsoft has hired Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney, Randall Long, who led antitrust investigations into Google's acquisitions of DoubleClick and AdMob.
FTC's antitrust probe into Google, the search marketing organization SEMPO issues a statement to the FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, calling for zero regulation. In response to the U.S. This article discusses both sides of the heated debate.
Regardless of the timing, this allegation is part of the large Google antitrust probe that began earlier this year, as the FTC is attempting to determine whether Google has abused its power and violated antitrust laws, and no doubt will take...
The FTC antitrust probe of Google is already in the works. By now you may have heard Google has purchased Motorola Mobility, the consumer electronics division of Motorola. In a $12.5 billion deal, Google agreed to pay $40 per share in cash, over 60...
The FTC antitrust probe examining Google has moved past the initial stages. Here are the key areas of the probe: Google will be given a chance to respond to any evidence against them, and the probe may end without a suit ever being filed against...
The probe started after complaints arose arguing that the company favoured its own products in its search results. Senate antitrust subcommittee, Google will have Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to testify on their behalf.
As SISTRIX notes (and Searchmetrics noted yesterday), price comparison sites were hit particularly hard in the UK, including Microsoft's Ciao, which is also at the center of the Google antitrust probe in Europe.
Google FTC Antitrust Probe Rumors Emerge as ITA Verdict Nears by Danny Goodwin Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation after the Justice Department completes its review of Google's acquisition of travel software developer ITA Software and...
Bloomberg noted that "FTC Commissioner Thomas Rosch said in an interview last month he supported a probe of the dominant players in the Internet-search industry. Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation after the Justice Department...
China's Hudong seeks anti-monopoly probe against Baidu - International Business Times Google Antitrust Deal in Works? Outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt met with Joaquin Almunia, vice president of the European Commission, during the World Economic Forum in...
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Google, DOJ Settle Antitrust Probe Over Hiring Practices SEM Basics Common Mistakes Bloggers Make by Bas van den Beld Here's how you can avoid common blunders when writing blog posts and ensure what you write benefits your readers.
The DOJ's investigation began last year, with the goal of determining whether several tech companies -- including Google, Adobe, Apple, Intel, Intuit, and Pixar -- broke antitrust law by colluding on hiring practices.
