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UK's competition regulator looking at formal investigation into Google

The investigation relates to digital advertising on online platforms

US sues Google: Biggest anti-trust case and what it means for the net giant

The lawsuit comes more than a year after the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission began antitrust investigations into four big tech companies: Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Best of BS Opinion: Ladakh standoff, overriding the Constitution, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Advertisers or people? Debate over who's really harmed by Google 'monopoly'

Google controls about 90% of global web searches, but it holds a smaller share of the overall digital advertising market

Obama-nominated judge to hear US antitrust case against Google

US District Judge Amit Mehta was confirmed to the US District Court for the District of Columbia in 2014

Trump admin's antitrust crackdown on Google echoes European Union moves

The US antitrust crackdown on Google might seem like deja vu for European Union regulators.

US Justice Department sues Google in biggest antitrust case in 20 years

Case marks a rare moment of agreement between Trump and the Democrats, with 11 states taking the firm to court

US says Google breakup may be needed to end violations of antitrust law

The lawsuit claims that Google acted unlawfully to maintain its position in search and search advertising on the internet

US Justice Dept hits Google with biggest antitrust lawsuit in two decades

Google, whose search engine is so ubiquitous that its name has become a verb, had revenue of $162 billion in 2019, more than the nation of Hungary

Google faces antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market: Report

The latest case alleges that Google's agreements with companies like Xiaomi and TCL India effectively stop them from using both the Android system and its modified version on different devices

Top headlines: India launches gas price reforms, US restricts H-1B visas

Google is facing a new antitrust case in India in which the US tech giant is alleged to have abused its Android operating system's position in the smart television market.

With the Feds circling, Google is starting to play nice with smaller rivals

John Nardone, chief executive of Flashtalking - which works with advertisers to personalize messages - said Google recently agreed to open a pipeline to crucial data

Google faces grilling on ad business before US Senate antitrust panel

Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits

Probe into Google-Fitbit $2.1 bn deal shows EU wising up to data value

The EU authority will investigate how Google could bolster its 'data advantage' in online advertising with information it collects from Fitbit fitness

Breaking up Big Tech

Antitrust hearings are taking place against the big five companies

Google can ward off EU antitrust probe into Fitbit deal with data pledge

The deal announced in November last year allows Google, a unit of Alphabet, to take on Apple and Samsung in the fitness tracking and smart watch market

US state attorneys lean towards breaking up Google's ad tech business

Google, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc are under a series of probes into allegations

Google faces antitrust case in India over promoting payments app: Report

The complaint was filed in February and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has kept the identity of the complainant confidential, the first source with direct knowledge of the case said

US to file antitrust lawsuits against Google for 'monopolising' online ads

This isn't the first time Google has been thrust under the microscope of antitrust in the US

EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google's data collection

Last week, the EU competition enforcer sent out questionnaires to several companies, asking them about Google's data practices and giving them a month to reply.