US Chamber of Commerce Defends Google Against EC; Blumenthal Seeks FTC Probe
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce defended Google, which the European Commission fined $2.72 billion Tuesday for abusing its market position as a search engine (see 1706270001). Meanwhile, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the FTC should consider the "mounting evidence that…
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Google is manipulating search results in anticompetitive ways and possibly running afoul of our antitrust laws." He said the FTC should investigate the company's actions that may hurt competitors and limit consumer choice. Myron Brilliant, head of Chamber international affairs, said no company should face a "tortured process" as did Google, which was investigated for seven years, culminating in an "eye-popping" fine. It's unclear "how far Google must go to satisfy the Commission’s order," he said.