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European lawmakers target Google

2014-11-27 15 Dailymotion

It's the latest sign of European concern over the power of the U.S. tech giant Google.<br/> <br />The European Parliament has urged anti-trust regulators to consider breaking up search engines.<br/> <br />It was a non-binding vote but more than 3-1 were in favour<br/> <br />Google accounts for 90 percent of Europe's internet searches - it wasn't mentioned by name but lawmakers want to prevent service providers bundling search engines with other commercial services<br/> <br />The European Commission has been investigating the company for four years after complaints from competitors like Microsoft and Expedia.<br/> <br />The vote puts pressure on the new anti-trust commissioner Margrethe Vestager who's looking into the issue.<br/> <br />Google tried to settle with Vestager's predecessor Joaquin Almunia, but he decided the concessions offered were not enough to avoid a fine of up to five billion dollars.<br/> <br />The EU is seen by its Silicon Valley targets as taking a more aggressive approach than the U.S.<br/> <br />Last ye

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