EU piling pressure on Google to change ways

USA TODAY: … The European parliament on Thursday approved a non-binding resolution that calls for the unbundling of search engines from other services that Internet companies offer, a practice that could in theory lead to the break-up of giant Internet companies like Google….

EU antitrust authorities are currently investigating Google to see whether it is abusing its position following allegations it is biased in linking search results to its own services.

Competitors in Europe, where Google has an Internet search market share of about 90%, have complained about the way the company gives preference to its own Google-branded services at the top of search result pages, especially when consumers are likely to be searching for something to buy… (more)

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