Google abusing ad tech dominance, UK competition watchdog finds

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abusing ad tech dominance, *** competition watchdog finds

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uses anti-competitive practices to dominate the market for online advertising technology, a *** watchdog has found.

The potentially unlawful behaviour could be harming thousands of *** publishers and advertisers, a provisional investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded.

It accuses

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of preventing rivals from “competing on a level playing field” with its own tech for the billions of pounds spent by *** businesses on online advertising.

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said the watchdog’s findings were “flawed” and said it would respond.

According to the CMA, the vast majority of businesses use

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’s services when placing digital ads on websites.

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maintains it has a strong business incentive to help *** firms thrive, and argues that advertisers choose to use

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because its products work well and help their businesses grow.

The watchdog will now consider representations from

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before deciding what action to take.

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is found to have broken competition law, the watchdog could impose a financial penalty of up to 10% of annual worldwide group turnover and issue legally binding directions to the firm.

“We’ve provisionally found that

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is using its market power to hinder competition when it comes to the ads people see on websites,” Juliette Enser, the CMA’s interim executive director of enforcement, said in a statement.

She pointed out that many businesses were able to keep their digital content free by using revenue from digital adverts, which reach millions of people across the ***.

“That’s why it’s so important that publishers and advertisers – who enable this free content – can benefit from effective competition and get a fair deal when buying or selling digital advertising space,” she wrote.

But

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’s vice president of global ads, Dan Taylor argued the search giant’s advertising technology helped websites and apps fund their content, and effectively reach new customers.

“The core of this case rests on flawed interpretations of the ad tech sector. We disagree with the CMAs view and we will respond accordingly,” he wrote.

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’s activities in ad tech are also subject to continuing probes by the US Department of Justice and the ********* Commission.

In 2023, EU competition regulators told

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it might need to sell part of its ad-tech business to address their concerns.

But the tech-giant has argued this would be a “disproportionate” step.

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