Watchdog group the AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission filed this first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Google in 2007. The Australian High Court’s ruling overturns a Federal Court ruling from last April, which found Google guilty of...
In one example in that suit, filed by the AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission, users were led to believe by virtue of the ad title that they would be taken to the Honda.com.au website, when in fact the ad was for another website called...
The AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission filed suit over paid advertisements that misled consumers by showing competitors in search results for businesses. Google has lost an Australian court case on appeal after the original decision in...
The AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission approved the deal in November. In a 4-1 vote, the commission wrote in its majority statement that "after carefully reviewing the evidence, we have concluded that Google's proposed acquisition of...
The AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission approved the deal earlier this month. Senators are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look with a critical eye on Google's planned acquisition of DoubleClick.
The AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission's (ACCC), a government watchdog, had some initial problems with their brief but were allowed to represent and the new suit will be heard June 23. Separate allegations of deceptive and misleading...
Google's planned $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick cleared another regulatory hurdle this week when the AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission (ACCC) announced on Monday that it would not intervene in Google's plans, according to...
Australian Watchdog Suing Google Gets Judicial CriticismThe AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission was told its legal briefs were unclear and were ordered to submit summaries of their main allegations by the Australian judge overseeing the...
Australian Watchdog Suing Google Gets Judicial CriticismThe AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission was told its legal briefs were unclear and were ordered to submit summaries of their main allegations by the Australian judge overseeing the...
The AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission was told its legal briefs were unclear and were ordered to submit summaries of their main allegations by the Australian judge overseeing the case, The Australian reported.
Suing Google Over Misleading ConductThe ACCC (AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising. Australian Gov.
Suing Google Over Misleading ConductThe ACCC (AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising. Australian Gov.
Google has responded to the "legal proceedings by the AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission (ACCC) that Google has failed to adequately distinguish 'sponsored links' from 'organic' search results", the UK Telegraph reported today.
Suing Google Over Misleading ConductThe ACCC (AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising. Australian Gov.
The ACCC (AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising, according to the press release on the Australian government agency's website.