India’s Competition Commission of India on Friday order an investigation into Alphabet’s Google following allegations from news publishers, saying its initial view was that the tech giant had broken some antitrust laws.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said Google dominates certain online search services in the country and may have impose unfair conditions on news publishers.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The complainant, Digital News Publishers Association, which comprises the digital arms of some of India’s biggest media companies, said Google denied fair advertising revenue to its members.
CCI order Said :
News organisations, which have been losing advertising revenue to online aggregators such as Google, have complain for years about tech companies using stories in search results or other features without payment.
The CCI order also mention new rules in Australia and France, fuelled by media lobbying and public pressure that have led to licensing deals around the world collectively worth billions of dollars.
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