Germany: Bundeskartellamt opens investigation into Google News Showcase for potential anti-competitive practices
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Bundeskartellamt opens investigation into Google News Showcase for potential anti-competitive practices
On 4 June 2021, the Bundeskartellamt announced the opening of an investigation into 'Google News Showcase', a service provided by Google/Alphabet. The service presents journalistic content of various publications to users in form of 'story panels', …
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2021-06-04
under deliberation
2022-01-12
under appeal