Tuesday 10 September 2019

Antitrust probe into Google's advertising practices opened by 48 US states.

More legal woes for Google. Image via Pixabay.
The investigation will focus on Google's dominance of digital advertising but may extend to other areas.

Attorneys general from 48 US states are to open an antitrust probe into Google to investigate whether its advertising practices violate current laws.

According to Bloomberg, the investigation will be led by Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton. It will include attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Alabama and California will not be involved in the probe.

The announcement confirms last week's reports about the bipartisan antitrust probe into Google's advertising practices.

The latest investigation will focus on Google's dominance and control of digital advertising industry. The probe could be extended later to include some of Google's other businesses, as hinted by some members of the group.



By Dev Kundaliya.
Full story at Computing.

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