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384 votes to 174: Is Europe getting serious about putting the hems on Google?

on Nov 28, 2014 | 0 comments

By Noel Young

It looks as if European lawmakers really would like to get their teeth into Google.
The European Parliament in Strasbourg has overwhelmingly approved by 384 votes to 174 with 56 abstentions a resolution calling for “unbundling search engines from other commercial services.” The motion, which isn’t binding, didn’t mention Google by name.
And it came despite objections from the U.S. Congress that the move risked politicizing an antitrust investigation.
Worry not, observers say the initiative has no binding power on the European Commission.
Guenther Oettinger, the EU’s digital economy commissioner, said he didn’t think breaking-up Google “is what Read full story ›

Source: The Drum