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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: European Commission Opens Google Antitrust Case [Watch (HLS stream): European Commission Opens Google Antitrust Case](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DoGjomR7.m3u8) (1:58)  _Published 2015-04-15. The E.U.'s antitrust commissioner has filed an official antitrust complaint against Google._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:10 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [What to Know About the U.S. Apple Antitrust Lawsuit](/video/BJQ7kFEK/) ### What to Know About the U.S. Apple Antitrust Lawsuit [Google Wins Case in E.U. Over 'Right to Be Forgotten' Rules](/video/kEAMsFSr/) ### Google Wins Case in E.U. Over 'Right to Be Forgotten' Rules [Apple, Google And Others Offer New Settlement On Antitrust ‘Poaching’ Suit](/video/6P2ryg3P/) ### Apple, Google And Others Offer New Settlement On Antitrust ‘Poaching’ Suit --- ## Transcript The European commission has finally come down on Google. Europe's antitrust commissioner has brought a formal complaint against Google's search practices, alleging Google stifled competition and harmed consumers by systematically favoring its own comparison shopping product in its general search results pages. This comes after a five year investigation into Google in Europe. That started when rival internet companies claimed Google had abused a dominant position in online search. The rivals claim Google did this by putting its own site at the top of search results, over results that led to competing. Companies including Yelp and Microsoft. Recode says it obtained an internal memo to Google employees that laid out some of Google's arguments against the allegations. The memo reads in part, competition online is thriving. Despite what many of the complaints in this case allege. Google is especially dominant in Europe where it is used by about 90 % of the search engine market. In the U. S. Google share is closer to 67 %. Last month a report revealed that Google just barely missed a similar lawsuit in the U. S. The Wall Street Journal reported to officials that the Federal Trade Commission recommended suing Google in 2012. For some of its practices and said the company used anticompetitive tactics and abused its monopoly power. In the end the FTC commissioners dropped the investigation after google agreed to change some practices. Those revelations made critics call on Europe to be tougher on the internet giant. Yelps VP for public policy told the New York Times it is why Europe's investigation of Google has so many US companies' support. If Google is found guilty in Europe, the company could face a fine of as much as six point five billion dollars. And restrictions on future operations. Google now has ten weeks to issue a formal response to the commissions complaint, ahead of the first antitrust hearing. 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