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Spain’s Antitrust Regulator Goes After Google

By  |  March 28, 2023

Google over allegations of anti-competitive behavior that have impacted publishers and news agencies in Spain.

The CNMC is conducting an investigation into whether Google has engaged in anti-competitive behavior in the Spanish market, reported Reuters. The investigation includes Google, Google Ireland, Google Spain, and their parent company Alphabet.

According to CNMC, the reported practices involve distorting fair competition and enforcing unjust conditions on press publishers and Spanish news agencies.

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“We will analyze the details of this case and address any questions that the CNMC may have,” a spokesperson for Google Spain told Reuters, adding that the company “works constructively with publishers”.

The watchdog’s investigation was sparked by a complaint from the Spanish Reproduction Rights Centre (CEDRO).