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DECEMBER 1, 2019

EU antitrust regulators are probing Google to see how the search giant uses and monetizes the data it collects on users, Reuters reported on Saturday (Nov. An EU executive told Reuters that the European Commission wanted to know what methods Google uses to mine data and the reasons behind the collection. .

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The probe is centered on whether Google’s monopoly of the online search world – and the ensuing advertising revenue it commands – represent an illegal form of market control. According to Wall Street Journal reports, the meeting could eventually end with the state and federal forces combining their efforts where Google is concerned.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Department of Justice (DOJ) will meet with state attorneys general representatives to review collective investigations of Google. could end up with both state and federal agencies combining efforts to regulate Google more effectively. and Puerto Rico formally launched an investigation into Google.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Google is facing increased antitrust scrutiny as it was announced that more than 30 state attorneys general are circling the company in a new antitrust investigation, CNBC reported Tuesday (Sept. If Google is targeted in an antitrust investigation and is found to have broken antitrust laws, its business model could be severely harmed.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Google is facing increased antitrust scrutiny as it was announced that more than 30 state attorneys general are circling the company in a new antitrust investigation, CNBC reported Tuesday (Sept. If Google is targeted in an antitrust investigation and is found to have broken antitrust laws, its business model could be severely harmed.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Zuckerberg is scheduled “to meet with policymakers and talk about future internet regulation” on Thursday (Sept. In addition, state attorneys general led by Texas and New York are separately launching official antitrust investigations into Facebook, as well as Google. A spokesperson for Sen.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The agency is investigating whether Google ’s $2.6 Google announced on June 6 that it had struck an acquisition deal with Looker, which hinged on “customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals.”. and Austria, and we continue to make progress with regulators in the U.K.”.

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