By September 2011, Yelp was testifying against Googlein the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Consumer Watchdog is calling on the FTC to block the acquisition. Consumer Watchdog, FairSearch.org Asking for FTC...
In December 2011, two of the Senators involved in that Subcommittee investigation wrote an open letter to the FTC recommending further investigation into Google. After the Senate Subcommittee investigation into Google last summer, we saw another...
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is considering filing an FTC complaint, even after two of the senators involved in the first subcommittee investigation suggested an FTC investigation last month.
Two of the US Senators involved in the subcommittee investigation this fall have asked the FTC to launch a formal antitrust investigation into Google, who they believe could be abusing their dominant position in the market, or may do so in the...
The senators added that a key question for the FTC is whether Google favours its own online properties when serving search results, and suggested that Google's own executives had admitted as much during the subcommittee hearings.
Senate subcommittee on Google’s growing power. In the U.S.the FTC is investigating Google, thanks in part to claims by Microsoft. Google officially became a teenager today. The search engine that became synonymous with search and the “don’t be evil...
In addition, two senators, Herb Kohl (D-Wis.and Mike Lee (R-Utah), on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, have announced plans to look into whether Google's competitors are being treated unfairly...
Senate Subcommittee Cautions FTC on Google-DoubleClick Acquisition FTC Looking at Google-DoubleClick Deal? FTC approves Google's acquisition of DoubleClick But there were many other important events in the search world.
Senate Subcommittee Cautions FTC on Google-DoubleClick AcquisitionU.S. Senators are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look with a critical eye on Google's planned acquisition of DoubleClick.
Senate Subcommittee Cautions FTC on Google-DoubleClick AcquisitionU.S. Senators are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look with a critical eye on Google's planned acquisition of DoubleClick.
According to ClickZ News, the heads of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights sent a letter yesterday to FTC Chairperson Deborah Platt Majoras urging her to examine the competition questions raised by the deal.
A subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee on consumer protection are each planning to call a hearing to explore the antitrust and privacy issues.
