EU opens new front in Google search competition probe

(Telecompaper) The European Commission has opened a third front in its competition investigation against Google. In addition to the earlier allegations of abusing its dominant position in comparison shopping sites and in the Android market, the Commission's latest accusation is that Google is holding on to its position in the search advertising market by preventing sites from displaying ads from Google's competitors. The EC sent two new statements of objections to Google. The first is a suppleme