Google hit by new EU antitrust complaints over search - CNET

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The European Commission is going after Google again, arguing that the tech giant has abused its position as the world's leading search engine by favoring its own shopping service in search results.

The European Union's executive body also claims that the search giant has artificially restricted third-party websites' ability to display search advertisements from Google competitors.

"Google has come up with many innovative products that have made a difference to our lives. But that doesn't give Google the right to deny other companies the chance to compete and innovate," Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. "Today, we have further strengthened our case that Google has unduly favored its own comparison shopping service in its general search result pages."

Google will now need to respond to the claims before the case can move forward. It reportedly faces a fine of up to 3 billion euros ($3.33 billion).