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CMA to investigate “Google’s position in search and search advertising services”

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Google has faced similar investigations in Europe in the past, and has been fined too.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it has launched an investigation aimed at assessing “Google’s position in search and search advertising services.”

The regulator explained in a press release the assessment will also look into how Google’s position “impacts consumers and businesses including advertisers, news publishers,

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