Murdoch’s News Corp. Australia Asks to Break Up Google

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Australia asked the country’s regulators to push to break up or effective separation of Google’s digital advertising business because of the damage it is inflicting on the nation’s media industry.

News Corp. made the request in an 80-page filing with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission following a preliminary report from the regulator, recommending a new or existing watchdog should investigate and monitor how large digital platforms rank and display ads and news. In the document, Murdoch’s company criticized the existing practices and power of Google-parent Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc., calling for more regulatory oversight.