The Google Maps Icon near their offices in the Google campus in Silicon Valley in June 2019. — Dreamstime/TNS
BERLIN: Germany’s anti-cartel watchdog said June 21 it has opened a probe into Google Maps over restrictions that may be giving it an unfair advantage over competitors.
“The proceeding is to examine possible anti-competitive restrictions imposed by Google Maps Platform to the detriment of alternative map services providers,” the Federal Cartel Office said in a statement.
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