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9.9. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-to-be-investigated-… Many U.S. states led by Texas are looking into if Google has gotten too big and effective at stomping or acquiring rival companies => ...Fifty state attorneys general, led by Texas, have open an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” The announcement follows one from a separate group of states Friday that disclosed an investigation into Facebook’s market dominance. The two probes widen the antitrust scrutiny of big tech companies beyond sweeping federal and congressional investigations and enforcement action by European regulators. Google’s parent company, Alphabet has a market value of more than $820 billion and controls so many facets of the internet that it’s fairly impossible to surf the web for long without running into at least one of its services. Google’s dominance in online search and advertising enables it to target millions of consumers for their personal data. Google expects the state authorities will ask the company about past similar investigations in the U.S. and internationally, senior vice president of global affairs Kent Walker wrote in a blog post Friday. Critics often point to Google’s 2007 acquisition of online advertising company DoubleClick as pivotal to its advertising dominance.... |
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| aus der Diskussion: | GOLDMAN SACHS belässt Alphabet A-Aktie auf 'Buy' |
| Autor (Datum des Eintrages): | faultcode (10.09.19 02:26:56) |
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