The European Commission is allegedly preparing to launch antitrust charges against Google. If it goes ahead, it will be the latest move in an ongoing battle against the search giant’s market dominance that has lasted five years.
Sources have revealed to the Wall Street Journal that the Commission has been seeking permission from shopping and travel companies to make public complaints they had previously filed confidentially. The paper reports that complainants were approached at the end of February and given days to respond. A lawyer representing one of Google’s rivals told the WSJ the move has all the hallmarks of an imminent antitrust charge in the making.
By: Liat Clark,
