Germany: Closed Bundeskartellamt investigation into Google News Showcase over potential anti-competitive practices
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Closed Bundeskartellamt investigation into Google News Showcase over potential anti-competitive practices
On 21 December 2022, the Bundeskartellamt closed the investigation into "Google News Showcase", a service provided by Google/Alphabet, which was opened on 4 June 2021. The service presents journalistic content of various publications to users in for…
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