BRUSSELS: US Internet giant Google on Thursday rejected new EU accusations that it illegally abuses its market dominance, in its formal reaction to anti-trust allegations by Brussels earlier this year. Google filed objections against beefed up charges made by hard-charging European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager over online shopping, and fresh charges over its advertising services. It was officially lodged in 2015, and then this July Vestager strengthened the case, to which Google is now responding. Thirdly the EU accuses Google of abusing its market power in the placement of search advertising on third-party websites. Instead, the cases have raised tensions between the Brussels and Washington, which has accused the EU of unfairly targeting US giants.

Source: Manila Times November 04, 2016 04:45 UTC