US ends antitrust probe on Google

US regulators closed a lengthy antitrust probe on Google on January 3, saying there was not enough evidence to show the Internet giant manipulated its search results to harm its competitors. But they won commitments from the company to end its “most troubling” practices. Google has been accused of manipulating its search engine results to harm its rivals. While it was not punished, the tech giant vowed to “stop the most troubling of its business practices related to Internet search and search advertising.” Google has close to 70% of the search market in the United States, and more in some other markets. Google’s critics were disappointed by the decision and said this was by no means the last word in this case.

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