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The Federal Trade Commission Penalizes Google For Being Successful

In a much anticipated move, the Federal Trade Commission has started a formal monopolization investigation of Google . Because of its dominance in the search market, Google has been in the antitrust crosshairs for some time now, both in the U.S. and in Europe. U.S. antitrust enforcers blocked a proposed joint venture with Yahoo in 2008, and more recently barely cleared the acquisition of travel site software company ITA. The E.U. is already investigating Google over allegations it has abused its dominant position in online search.

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