Google expected to face antitrust charges in Europe as soon as next month

MAYA KOSOFF
BusinessInsider.com
MAR. 21, 2015

Google may have gotten a pass in the US a few years ago from the Federal Trade Commission, which decided not to sue the search giant for alleged anticompetitive practices, but the company may not be so lucky in Europe.

Antitrust officials at the European Commission are expected to “file formal charges” against the search giant soon, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Earlier this week, a leaked report from the FTC showed that key staffers at the agency wanted to sue Google after their probe in 2012, saying it abused its monopoly power. They said that Google threatened to remove websites from its Search feature if companies like Amazon and Yelp didn’t comply and let Google use their content.

But after Google made some changes, FTC commissioners unanimously voted to not bring charges and the investigation was closed.

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