Google abused monopoly and demoted rival shopping sites, FTC report finds

[thai tech]

Google abused monopoly and demoted rival shopping sites, FTC report finds



Google has abused its power and monopoly over Internet search by deliberately blacklisting rival shopping sites, according to a leaked report by the US Federal Trade Commission.

Back in 2012, the Federal Trade Commission investigated the business practices of Google in order to try and determine whether its monopoly on Internet search was in breach of antitrust laws.

The report, a copy of which has been obtained by the Wall Street Journal, paints a pretty ugly and damaging picture of California based corporation, where it says that Google’s underhand tactics caused “real harm to consumers and to innovation.”

Read more: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-abused-monopoly-and-demoted-rival-shopping-sites-ftc-report-finds/7383/

[steve187]

Who would believe it of Google