Google was notified by the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday that a broad formal investigation will be launched. Google respects the FTC’s process, it said in a blog post, and will be working with the agency over the coming months. The FTC’s Bureau of Competition reportedly will issue subpoenas to Google within the next few days. Its investigation will focus on Google’s dominance in search advertising, and determine whether it manipulates search results to direct users to its own sites and services.
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FTC Approaches Google With Antitrust Hammer Swinging
Posted by: Rob Spiegel June 24, 2011 01:13 PMGoogle was notified by the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday that a broad formal investigation will be launched. Google respects the FTC’s process, it said in a blog post, and will be working with the agency over the coming months. The FTC’s Bureau of Competition reportedly will issue subpoenas to Google within the next few days. Its investigation will focus on Google’s dominance in search advertising, and determine whether it manipulates search results to direct users to its own sites and services.