Antitrust Investigation of Google
The search giant is said to be readying an announcement about changes to its use of "snippets," bits of text culled from sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor and displayed in search results, Politico reports, citing unnamed sources. Yelp and others had charged Google with using their content without permission.Google will also makes tweaks that will allow for easier porting of search-ad campaigns from Google to rival search services, Politico's sources said.
Politico suggested on Tuesday that the FTC may leave the search-related case to the European Commission, which has mounted an investigation of its own. Reuters reported on Tuesday that some Google competitors, sensing a possible defeat, are taking the case to the Justice Department.
Google and the FTC also look to be close to a settlement in a case involving so-called frand,standard essential patents owned by Google.Politico said the FTC declined to comment on today's report about the search tweaks, and it said Google would provide only the following statement: We continue to work cooperatively with the Federal Trade Commission
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