WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department is preparing to open an investigation of Google to determine whether the tech giant broke antitrust law in operating its sprawling online businesses, according to two sources familiar with the matter. 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. “This is very big news, and overdue,” Sen Josh Hawley, a Republican Google critic, said on Twitter, regarding the investigation.

Source: Bangkok Post June 01, 2019 03:22 UTC