Progress

Current status
concluded
03 Jan 2013 concluded
23 Jun 2011 concluded

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

03 Jan 2013
concluded

Closed investigation into Google for alleged search bias after proposed business practice changes

On 3 January 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed its investigation into Google for alleged search bias after Google proposed several changes to its business practices. The FTC will, therefore, neither press charges against Google nor inv…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
23 Jun 2011
concluded

Announced investigation into Google for alleged self-preferencing and search bias

On 23 June 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened an investigation into Google regarding the company's alleged preferential treatment of its own services in the search market. The FTC investigated if Google displayed its own content in a pr…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority