EU regulators readying third Google antitrust charge


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016

Under fire: Google is already in hot soup for promoting its shopping service at the expense of rivals

BRUSSELS: Alphabet's Google may face a third EU antitrust charge as soon as next month, this time focusing on its revenue mainstay AdWords ad placement service, three people familiar with the matter said.

The world's most popular Internet search engine is already under fire from the European Commission for promoting its shopping service at the expense of rivals and for using its Android mobile operating system for smartphones to squeeze out competitors.

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