Germany: Announced Bundeskartellamt antitrust investigation into Google for alleged anti-competitive data processing practice
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Announced Bundeskartellamt antitrust investigation into Google for alleged anti-competitive data processing practice
On 25 May 2021, the Bundeskartellamt launched an investigation into Google for potentially implementing anti-competitive data processing terms. The proceedings were enabled after Germany implemented new rules for large digital companies in the Germa…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2021-05-25
under deliberation
2022-12-23
under investigation