Japan’s probe is the latest sign of a mounting global crackdown of Google’s business practices.
Japanese regulators have launched a probe against Google over alleged antitrust violations – adding another legal headache for the tech giant in the middle of the landmark trial targeting its online search business.
The JFTC’s investigation is the latest sign of a mounting global crackdown of Google’s business practices – including the US Justice Department’s ongoing“There is suspicion that through these steps it is excluding competitors’ business activity and restricting its business partners’ business activity in the search services market,” a JFTC official said during a press conference announcing the probe.
Japan’s probe will focus on whether Google’s business practices hurt competition, the official added. The watchdog has asked relevant third-parties to provide feedback on the case by Nov. 22.Google pushed back on Japan’s probe in a statement, asserting it has supported the Android software marketplace as an “open-source platform” that has boosted competition.
In the US, the Justice Department has argued during the trial that Google has relied on anticompetitive tactics to create an illegal monopoly over online search.The feds claim Google pays billions of dollars annually to smartphone makers like Apple and mobile carriers like AT&T to ensure its search engine is installed by default on many devices.
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