Google faces probe by 50 state attorneys general for antitrust violations

Poor Google California and Alabama attorneys general are the only ones that will not be involved in the antitrust investigation. Babu Mohan 10 Sep 2019 9 What you need to know Fifty U.S. states and territories have signed onto an antitrust probe against Google. At least initially, the investigation will focus on Google’s online advertising and search businesses. Google is also facing a probe by the U.S. Justice Department over possible antitrust violations. Attorneys general from 50 U.S. states and territories, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, have announced a probe against Google, seeking to explore whether the search giant violated antitrust laws. The announcement comes just days after Attorneys general from seven states and the District of Columbia launched a joint antitrust investigation against Facebook. In a press conference held in front of the Supreme Court on Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that Google “dominates all aspects of advertising on the Internet and searching on the Internet.” The initial focus of the joint probe, according to Paxton, will be on the company’s online advertising business. Some of the other attorneys general also raised concerns over the way Google “processes and ranks search results to the extent… Read full this story

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