简体中文
繁體中文
English
Pусский
日本語
ภาษาไทย
Tiếng Việt
Bahasa Indonesia
Español
हिन्दी
Filippiiniläinen
Français
Deutsch
Português
Türkçe
한국어
العربية
Abstract:According to the report, Google will be investigated by the Justice Department over its search and other businesses.
The Justice Department (DOJ) is preparing a potential antitrust investigation involving Google, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday.
According to the report, Google could be investigated by the Justice Department over its search and other businesses.
Per the Journal, the Justice Department has already been in touch with third-party critics of Google.
Antitrust investigations can be carried out by the Justice Department or the Federal Trade Commission, but according to the report, the DOJ will be carrying out the probe.
Visit BusinessInsider.com for more stories.
The Justice Department (DOJ) is preparing a potential antitrust investigation involving Google, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday.
According to the report, Google is facing the possibility of investigation by the Justice Department over its search and other businesses.
Per the Journal, the Justice Department has already been in touch with third-party critics of Google.
Antitrust investigations can be carried out by the Justice Department or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but according to the report, the DOJ will be carrying out the probe. The report says that members of the DOJ's antitrust division have spent recent weeks laying the groundwork for the potential investigation.
Google declined to comment. The DOJ did not immediately responded to Business Insider's request for comment.
The FTC had previous led an antitrust case against Google, which closed in 2013. No action was taken against the tech giant at the time, though Google did agree to change some of its business practices including those involving its search advertising business.
The news comes amid growing calls for major tech companies like Google and Facebook to be broken up. Democratic Presidential Elizabeth Warren has led the charge, publishing her plan to “unwind” big tech companies in a Medium post this March.
Read more: Elizabeth Warren says she wants to break up big tech companies, including Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Warren has showed no signs of shying away from her plan, as her “Break Up Big Tech” billboards were spotted near a busy San Francisco train station earlier this week.
Disclaimer:
The views in this article only represent the author's personal views, and do not constitute investment advice on this platform. This platform does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the information in the article, and will not be liable for any loss caused by the use of or reliance on the information in the article.
Google pledged $250 million in ad grants to help spread information, $200 million into a fund, and $20 million as Cloud credits for researchers.
As Alphabet becomes the latest firm to achieve a 13-figure market cap, analysts still forecast years of growth ahead.
Pichai's salary will increase to $2 million, plus millions more in stock, some tied to the company's performance.
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai will replace Larry Page as CEO of parent Alphabet Inc, extending a long retreat from public roles and active management by Page and Sergey Brin at the company they co-founded 21 years ago.