Australia: Competition and Consumer Commission accepted undertaking from Google in relation to concerns over alleged abuse of market power regarding pre-installed search engines on Android devices
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Competition and Consumer Commission accepted undertaking from Google in relation to concerns over alleged abuse of market power regarding pre-installed search engines on Android devices
On 18 August 2025, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) accepted an undertaking from Google as part of its investigation into Google’s search services in Australia, including a AUD 55 million penalty. Under the signed undertakin…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2024-07-02
under deliberation
2024-08-12
under deliberation
2025-08-18
under investigation