French watchdog warns Google on dominance

Google has a dominant position in online search advertising that is susceptible to abuse, France’s competition authority, the Autorité de la Concurrence, announced in a report issued on the 14 December 2010 – the first finding of its kind by an antitrust watchdog.

ESO: Background Information: Brussels launches formal Google probe http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-launches-formal-google-probe/

Autorité de la concurrence: Press Release, 14.12.10: Sector inquiry / Online advertising http://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/user/standard.php?id_rub=368&id_article=1514

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