Tag: Google
EU: Google’s Ireland Tax deal draws concerns
Google's Irish operations are coming under closer scrutiny from Europe over corporate tax affairs, reported Bloomberg. Irish authorities held "in- depth" talks with European...
Germany: Google sued over search results
A German price-comparison platform says it has filed a suit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google search business on allegations it has abused its dominant position...
US: Senators want FTC to disclose whether it is investigating Google
Senators Marsha Blackburn (Republican - Tennessee) and Amy Klobuchar (Democrat - Minnesota) sent a letter on Monday, April 8, to the Federal Trade Commission...
US: FTC, State AGs to team up to investigate Google, Facebook
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is gearing up to hold talks with state attorneys general about Facebook and Google’s position in the technology...
US: Google, Amazon, and Facebook all spent record amounts last year...
Google, Amazon, and Facebook spent record amounts to influence the US government in 2018. They poured a combined $48 million into lobbying last year,...
EU: Competitor wants more details about Google’s Android proposal
Czech search engine Seznam urged Google on Friday to disclose more details about its plan to boost rival search apps in Android smartphones, saying...
Germany: Regulator says Amazon might face restrictions
According to a report From Bloomberg, Amazon is combining some offerings in a way similar to Google and could face sanctions in order to...
EU: Google fined US$1.7B for AdSense violations
Google has been fined €1.49 billion (US$1.7 billion) by the European commission for abusing its monopoly in online advertising.
The latest fine takes the total...
UE/US: Yelp says Google hasn’t done enough to highlight rivals
While Google is making ad changes to appease European Union regulators, it isn’t enough to help its rivals, according to Yelp.
Two years ago, the...
US: Mississippi AG preps antitrust suit against Google
The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google, accusing the tech giant of controlling a “pipeline”...
