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Google’s End-to-End Advertising Business Draws FTC Scrutiny
Google is nowhere near as dominant in advertising as it is in search, but the FTC may be interested in taking a closer look at the business.
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Next Up to Investigate Google’s Competitive Practices: Canada
Here’s some late-on-a-Friday regulatory news for you: Canada’s Competition Bureau will investigate Google’s Canadian business operations, according to the Financial Post. Google confirmed the investigation, while Canada declined comment. Earlier this year, Google was largely cleared in a U.S. antitrust examination, and it is currently testing remedies in Europe.Here’s What Google Will Look Like in Europe Now
The proposed agreement with the EU covers search labeling and scraping, as expected.
News Byte
EU Says It Will Market-Test Google’s Antitrust Proposal
Google has submitted a set of formal commitments in response to antitrust concerns about its search business, said European Commission competition head Joaquin Almunia. The next step is for the EU to “market-test” the proposal with the goal of setting legally binding commitments, reports Bloomberg. Both of those steps would be beyond what the U.S. FTC did, but it’s the substance that matters.European Decision on Google Antitrust Pushed to the End of Summer (Or Later)
Thought that whole Google antitrust brouhaha was over? It’s really not.
Just Under Deadline, Google Responds to European Antitrust Concerns
The big question is whether the EC extracts more concessions from Google than the U.S. — so, here’s some detail on that.
EU Still Wants to Challenge Google “Diverting Traffic” to Its Own Services
Google is abusing its dominance of the search market, according to European Commission competition official Joaquin Almunia.
What Happens Now on Standards-Essential Patents?
Google promised that it won’t seek injunctions against willing SEP licensees. But what does that actually mean?
Google Agreement Sets a Bad Precedent of Special Treatment, Says FTC Commissioner
“After promising an elephant more than a year ago, the Commission instead has brought forth a couple of mice,” said Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch.
Google and FTC Get Their Deal: Company Cleared on Search Bias Claims
Google won’t have to significantly change the way it does business as a result of a two-year antitrust investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.