Italy: Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato investigation into Google for abuse of dominance in display advertising market
Progress
Current status
concluded
12 Oct 2021 concluded
28 Oct 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Closed investigation into Google for alleged abuse of dominance in display advertising market
On 12 October 2021, the Italian competition and markets authority (autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato) closed its investigation into Google for abuse of dominance, because, as of 22 June 2021, the EU Commission had initiated proceeding…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Launch of investigation into Google for alleged abuse of dominance in display advertising market
The Italian competition and markets authority (autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato) launched an investigation into Google for abuse of dominance on 28 October 2020. Specifically, the authority alleges Google to have violated Art. 102 of…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority