The Federal Trade Commission is the latest agency to investigate into Google’s practices. The Federal Trade Commission has been considering conducting an antitrust probe into Google, as it is growing extremely concerned about how big Google is and the extent to which it dominates the search engines and search based advertising.
Before getting started, FTC will first wait to see whether the Department of Justice challenges the search giant’s $700 million acquisition of ITA Software.
Word of the probe comes in the midst of increasing scrutiny of the search giant’s operations. The Texas Attorney General launched an antitrust probe into the company last year. Last week. Microsoft announced that it would conduct an antitrust investigation against Google. Google has been accused of using technical as well as commercial means to root out competitors.
Before getting started, FTC will first wait to see whether the Department of Justice challenges the search giant’s $700 million acquisition of ITA Software.
Word of the probe comes in the midst of increasing scrutiny of the search giant’s operations. The Texas Attorney General launched an antitrust probe into the company last year. Last week. Microsoft announced that it would conduct an antitrust investigation against Google. Google has been accused of using technical as well as commercial means to root out competitors.
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