EU opens antitrust probe into Google’s advertising tech Regulators have been informally consulting on an investigation since 2019. S. Shah @eightiethmnt June 22nd, 2021 Yves Herman / reuters The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google’s alleged violation of competition law through its ad tech policies. Regulators, who have spent the past two … Continue reading European publishers lodge EU antitrust complaint against Google’s ad tech
Google My Business Rebrand Prompts SMB Support Amidst Antitrust Lawsuits by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 8, 2021 Google is using its new Business Profile to solicit small business support for opposition to its pending antitrust legislation, according to Mike Blumenthal, co-founder at NearMedia.co, which he co-founded with Greg Sterling and David Mihm. “That isn’t an accident,” … Continue reading Google My Business Rebrand Prompts SMB Support Amidst Antitrust Lawsuits
Plus, the rise of headless and hybrid CMSs Kim Davis on April 13, 2021 at 10:00 am Marketing Land’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s digital marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up here to get it … Continue reading Diversity in talent, Google antitrust allegations: Tuesday’s daily brief
The feds are interviewing publishers and ad-tech rivals about whether Google has too much control “over the monetization of digital content.” Greg Sterling on February 5, 2020 The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is talking with multiple publishers and ad-tech companies as it scrutinizes Google’s third-party ad tools, as part of the DOJ’s antitrust investigation, the … Continue reading Justice Department homing in on Google Ad Manager in antitrust probe
50 Attorneys General Back Google Antitrust Probe by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, September 9, 2019 Fifty attorneys general are backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s official announcement of an antitrust probe into Google’s dominance in online advertising. The announcement, made Monday, excludes Alabama as well as California, the state run by Governor Gavin Newsom, who is … Continue reading 50 Attorneys General Back Google Antitrust Probe That Excludes Alabama, California
Sponsored by Yelp, the study showed users were more likely to click on merit-based search results over Google’s self promoted content. Amy Gesenhues on June 29, 2015 According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, researchers from Columbia University and Harvard Business School claim Google is delivering a “degraded version of its search engine,” … Continue reading Study Claims Google Is Delivering “Degraded” Search Results, Adding Steam To EU Antitrust Case
