Japan launches anti-monopoly probe into Google's search dominance
2023-10-24 11:27:14 source：CGTN
October 23, 2023
Japan's competition watchdog said on Monday it has started investigating Google for a possible breach of anti-monopoly laws in web search services, following similar steps by authorities in Europe and other major economies.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) said it was investigating whether Google violated Japan's Antimonopoly Act by returning part of its revenue to Android smartphone makers on the condition they do not install rival search engines.
It is also looking into Google's practice of making Android phone makers install its "Google Search" and "Google Chrome" browser application with the "Google Play" app.
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