European Parliament Goes After Google for Antitrust

Google has faced a number of claims that it is monopolizing the Internet. It has also faced claims of unfair competition in relation to Android, and for several years there have been suits in Europe. Now the European Parliament has issued a non-binding resolution that calls for Google to unbundle its search from its other commercial operations.

The Parliament voted in favor of the resolution to separate search engines from their economic activities, and while Google was not explicitly named, the company is the clear target of this legislation.

“Monopolies in whatever market have never been useful, neither for consumers nor for the companies,” said Andreas Schwab, a German conservative lawmaker, and the bill’s co-sponsor.

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