EU competition body urged to take tougher line on Google
Google refutes claims it unfairly favours its own services, saying users are not locked in and that competition to its services is one click away
12 November 2020 - 12:18
Brussels — A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the US tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches.
The group includes US and UK companies as well as peers in 21 EU countries. It sent a joint letter to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Thursday, saying Google was giving its own services, such as those for accommodation, travel and jobs, preferential placement in its search results and urging swift action to stop the practice...
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