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April 16, 2015

EU Unveils Antitrust Charges Against Google 
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The European Union has unveiled antitrust charges against Google. EU
antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said Google appears to be favoring
its own products in web search results.

Margrethe Vestager: "Our investigation so far has shown that when a
consumer enters a shopping-related query in Google's search engine,
Google's comparison shopping product is systematically displayed
prominent at the top of the search results. This display is irrespective
of whether it is the most relevant response to the query."

EU regulators have also launched an antitrust investigation into
Google's Android smartphone software.