U.S. Probe of Google Should Include Search, Senators Say
- Hawley, Blumenthal ask for expanded DOJ probe of tech giant
- Yelp says narrow DOJ Google probe would be a grave mistake
Photographer: Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images
This article is for subscribers only.
The U.S. Justice Department should expand its antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc.’s Google to include the internet giant’s conduct in online search, in addition to digitial advertising, two senators said.
Missouri Republican Josh Hawley and Democrat Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Tuesday that the department’s inquiry appears to be too narrowly focused on advertising even though the company is a monopoly in internet search, “where the opportunities for anticompetitive conduct are substantial.”