British probe to look at Google's dominance in search engines
A British probe into Google has opened by a watchdog agency as its first ivestigation under a new law over Google's search and advertising services on some European consumers.
UK competition watchdog to investigate Google search services
Britain will use new regulatory powers to investigate Google's search services to see how they impact consumers and businesses, including advertisers and rivals, following U.S. calls to break up the tech giant.
CMA initiates probe into Google search
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Google’s search services under new digital market rules. The CMA aims to determine if Google’s search and search advertising services should be designated with strategic market status (SMS).
UK’s CMA slaps Google Search and its 90%+ market share with an antitrust investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority — the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog — is wasting no time in lodging its first official investigation of 2025 under its
CMA Uses New Competition Powers to Investigate Google Over Search Advertising
Under the digital markets competition regime, which came into force on 1 January 2025, the regulator now has the power to designate a company with “strategic market status (SMS)”—which allows the CMA to impose conduct requirements or propose pro-competition interventions.
Google search empire faces probe under new UK digital competition law
Google’s online search empire faces is being targeted with a fresh probe under the United Kingdom’s sweeping new online competition law, officials announced on Tuesday.
Google Comes Under U.K. Investigation Over Search Services
It will be the first investigation under a new digital markets competition regime that could force the company to change its conduct.
UK launches antitrust investigation into Google’s search business
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has launched a probe into Google LLC’s practices in the search market. The new CMA probe is the first of its kind to have been launched by the regulator under the Digital Markets,
Brit watchdog probes Google's search and ad empire
Third front opened amid continued scrutiny from US and European regulators The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the latest regulator investigating Google's position in the search and search advertising business.
Google faces more scrutiny as UK watchdog flexes new digital competition powers
Britain's competition watchdog flexed new digital market powers on Monday for the first time with an investigation into ...
UK competition watchdog to probe Google in first act under new digital markets regime
The UK’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Google to determine if its position in search services should ...
Google Under Investigation to Determine Compliance with New UK Competition Law
Google is the first company investigated for potential strategic market status under the new U.K. Digital Markets, ...
Google Faces First Major Probe Under UK’s Strict New Antitrust Rules
The UK’s competition watchdog launched its first significant investigation under the country’s strict new competition laws on ...
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UK Regulators Target Google's Grip in New Search Probe
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to investigate Google's search services, examining their ...