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Google chairman to testify at Senate hearing

Google's Crime: Great Services Offered Free!

The Federal Trade Commission has finally got Google chairman Eric Schmidt to testify in September in a hearing that will address fundamental questions of business operations (of Google) rather than merely legal issues. The federal regulators will investigate into the allegations that the Internet giant has abused its dominance in Web-search advertising.
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FTC reviewing Twitter: reports

The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing social networking company Twitter and its dealings with at least one company that makes software designed to interact with the service, according to media reports.
FTC Probes If Google Abuses Search Dominance

Does Google Abuse Its Search Dominance?

The FTC has launched a probe into Google's practices. The Wall Street Journal reported that the probe had to do with the way Google ranked its own services on its search engine.
FTC Probes If Google Abuses Search Dominance

FTC Probes If Google Abuses Search Dominance

Google confirmed on Friday that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into its practices. Although the exact nature of the civil probe isn't clarified yet, the WSJ reported that the FTC is seeking to find out if Google search unfairly places its own services higher on search queries or charges them less for search advertising.
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Report: FTC Takes Aim At Google

The Federal Trade Commission is looking to investigate whether or not Google has abused its strong position in web search.
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FTC to deepen Google probe: report

Google Inc is about to receive the civil equivalent of a subpoena from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as part of a probe into the giant Web company's Internet search business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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FTC and Justice Department mull Google antitrust probe

U.S. antitrust regulators may investigate Google Inc's dominance of the Web search industry, and will settle on the agency to launch a probe once scrutiny into the company's plan to buy ITA software is done, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.
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FTC, Justice Dept mull Google antitrust probe

U.S. antitrust regulators may investigate Google Inc's dominance of the Web search industry, and will settle on the agency to launch a probe once scrutiny into the company's plan to buy ITA software is done, a source told Reuters.
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FTC says settles with Google over Buzz roll-out

Search giant Google Inc has settled with U.S. regulators investigating privacy problems that cropped up in its botched roll-out of social network Buzz, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.
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FTC settles with Google over Buzz roll-out

Search giant Google Inc has settled with U.S. regulators investigating privacy problems that cropped up in its botched roll-out of social network Buzz, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.
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Toys R Us to pay $1.3 million for violating FTC order

Toys 'R' Us has agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty for violating a 1998 order that barred it from pushing suppliers to refuse to sell to competitors or from urging limits to those sales, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.

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