European Union: European Commission investigation into Alphabet regarding its alleged self-preferencing on Google Search under the Digital Markets Act
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under deliberation
25 Mar 2024 under deliberation
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Competition
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Unilateral conduct regulation
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competition authority
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supranational
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Announced European Commission investigation into Alphabet regarding its alleged self-preferencing on Google Search under the Digital Markets Act
On 25 March 2024, the European Commission opened an investigation into Alphabet concerning its self-preferencing on Google Search and its compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The investigation concerns Art. 6(5) of the DMA, which states th…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority