Google antitrust probe: What's happening and how it affects you
Google antitrust probe: What's happening and how it affects you Maggie Tillman · 9 September 2019 UNSPLASH What is the Pocket-lint daily and how do you get it for free? - This isn't good for Google - Here's what it means for you Facebook Twitter Pintrest LinkedIn Mail Google is officially the focus of a sweeping antitrust investigation. Attorneys general for 50 US states and territories on Monday announced a wide-ranging review into Google, to explore whether it threatens competition, consumers, and internet growth. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, while out front of the Supreme Court, described Google as dominating "all aspects of advertising and searching" on the web. Keep in mind, six years ago, the FTC closed its investigation into search and advertising and chose not to break up Google. The company has faced much scrutiny in recent years, however...