May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google to determine whether the tech giant broke antitrust law in operating its sprawling online businesses, two sources familiar with the matter said. Officials from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission, which both enforce antitrust law, met in recent weeks to give Justice jurisdiction over Google, said the sources, who sought anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record. A spokesman for the Justice Department said he could not confirm or deny that an investigation was being considered. Early in 2013, the FTC closed a long-running investigation of Google, giving it a slap on the wrist. TripAdvisor chief executive and co-founder Stephen Kaufer welcomed news that Google could face Justice Department antitrust scrutiny.

Source: Huffington Post June 01, 2019 14:37 UTC