According to Bloomberg.com, Google is facing a new Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
According to the story the FCC is looking into “into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition”
The story goes on to say that the investigation is in the preliminary stage and may not expand into a larger probe
“FTC investigators are examining whether Google is using its position in U.S. display ads — a $17.7 billion industry that includes the sale of banner ads on websites — to push companies to use more of its other services, a practice that can be illegal under antitrust laws, the people said. Google has been drawing regulatory scrutiny around the world as it bolsters its market share of digital advertising.”
The story goes on to say that “Canada’s Competition Bureau is preparing to start a formal inquiry into Google’s search practices, the company disclosed last week and The European Union is investigating Google for the way it operates the search business. Antitrust agencies in Argentina and South Korea are also scrutinizing the company.”
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