Google confirms that it is investigated by U.S. authorities
The Federal Trade Commission United States would be investigating the company for abusing its dominant position in the web.
Through its official blog , Google confirmed today it is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. (FTC), which had already advanced the press a few days ago, saying the motive was primarily to study alleged monopolistic practices the company network.
"It is unclear exactly what worries the FTC, but we have made our position clear," said Amit Singhal, Google executives said in a statement released today.
According to various media, the FTC suspicion that Google may be abusing its dominant position in the web and harming competition.
Among other things, authorities are expected to review the advertising system associated with the Google search engine, the main source of income for the company to see if the company directs users to its platform of services irregularly.
"We recognize that our success has led to greater scrutiny. Yesterday we received an official notification from the Federal Trade Commission on U.S. had begun to revise our business," said Singhal.
Finally, the Google executive said the company is willing to work with the FTC in this case to clarify the situation, and noted further that the company values focus on "giving priority to the user."
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