Google’s Dominance Sparks South African Antitrust Crackdown
- Decision follows inquiry into tech platforms by antitrust body
- Google told to add South African flag to local search results
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Google’s dominance in online search has triggered a regulatory crackdown by South Africa’s antitrust body.
The watchdog determined that Alphabet Inc.-owned Google’s search dominance “distorts platform competition” in favor of large market players. It recommended several remedies focused on improving visibility for smaller South African companies in search results to address this.