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Was The FTC Too Easy On Google? Too Hard?

Was The FTC Too Easy On Google? Too Hard?

FTC will not take action on search practices

By Chris Crum · 5 Comments

On Thursday, the FTC finally made an announcement regarding its investigation of Google for alleged anticompetitive conduct. The investigation is now closed. The Commission will not be pursing antitrust litigation, and Google escaped without fines, and will make some minor voluntary changes regarding its search business. Many think Google got ...

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