Internet heavyweight Google is under investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over alleged rigging of search results in the country – a violation that could potentially be punished by up to 10 percent of the company’s income, running into billions of dollars. The CCI director general filed a report following initial complaints […]
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India investigates Google over search results rigging
September 1st, 2015 Awake Goy
The CCI director general filed a report following initial complaints by Consumer Unity and Trust Society, a local nonprofit organization, and the Bharat Matrimony website, who accused Google of ranking its own websites above its competitors, even those more relevant and those which showed a stronger traffic flow. In total some 30 internet companies reportedly […]