Preparing: Call to break up Google Inc businesses

FT cites 'unbundling of search engines from other commercial services' as solution to Google’s dominance

SAN FRANCISCO: The European Parliament is preparing to call for a break-up of Google Inc that would separate its search services from its other businesses, the Financial Times cited a draft motion as saying. European regulators are increasingly concerned about Google’s and other American companies’ growing dominance of the Internet industry, and have sought ways to curb Google’s perceived power. A public call for a break-up would be the most far-reaching action proposed. “Unbundling (of) search engines from other commercial services” should be considered as a solution to Google’s dominance, the FT cited the draft motion as saying. Parliament lacks the authority to break up corporations, but a public motion will step up the pressure on the European Commission to act.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 23^rd, 2014.

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