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Google under fire from regulators and News Corp for allegedly rigging Android and search markets

on Apr 19, 2016 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Google is coming under ever greater pressure from regulators and competitors to account for its business practices following alleged abuses of its dominance in the search sector and the terms of use phone manufacturers must adhere to when using its Android operating system.

On one flank News Corp has escalated its attack on Google in the form of a formal complaint to the European Commission asserting that Google is abusing its influence over the search market, while the internet giant is simultaneously seeing off an investigation by the European competition regulator into its smartphone dealings.

European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager warned: Read full story ›

Source: The Drum