Google faces fresh eu anti-opposition charges, this time focused on the hunt engine giant’s marketing enterprise.
Margrethe Vestager, the effective ecu competition Commissioner, could open new in-depth investigations against Google as early as August, the resources stated on circumstance of anonymity.
the first case would involve the Silicon Valley massive’s rewarding advertising and marketing business, at the same time as the second could deepen an existing case concentrated on on line shopping practices.
the ecu in 2014 accused Google of abusing its dominance within the internet search market to influence eu consumers to its own purchasing provider.
If determined at fault, Google risks a fine identical to up to 10 percent of world international income for three hundred and sixty five days, which might quantity to a USD 7.four billion on the basis of 2015 revenues.