It is 10 years to the week since Brussels began its first competition investigation aimed at restraining the burgeoing online power of Google. The search company’s rivals in that first case — into online comparison shopping — still complain about the ineffectiveness of the supposed “remedies” the EU ordered, and Google’s appeal against a €2.4bn fine was only heard this month. In the meantime, the company’s revenues have grown sevenfold and its influence on online activity continues to grow, seemingly unrestrained. Read More...
It is 10 years to the week since Brussels began its first competition investigation aimed at restraining the burgeoing online power of Google. The search company’s rivals in that first case — into online comparison shopping — still complain about the ineffectiveness of the supposed “remedies” the EU ordered, and Google’s appeal against a €2.4bn fine was only heard this month. In the meantime, the company’s revenues have grown sevenfold and its influence on online activity continues to grow, seemingly unrestrained.
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