Google’s display advertising business is under antitrust probe in Italy
Italy’s competition authority has opened an antitrust investigation into Google’s display ad business — adding another allegation of abuse of a dominant position to the tech giant’s regulatory woes.
In a press release announcing the action the AGCM said it “questions the discriminatory use of the huge amount of data collected through its various applications, preventing rivals from competing effectively as well as adversely affecting consumers”.
The probe follows a complaint by local ad lobby group the IAB Italy, which says the investigation must be concluded by November 2021.
Source: Google’s display advertising business is under antitrust probe in Italy | TechCrunch
