The Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) accused Google of violating antimonyopol legislation and demanded to stop loading the Google search engine by default on Android devices. According to the regulator, this application prevents the development of competition in the market and the development of alternative solutions, reports AP.
It is stated that the investigation, which started in 2023, was carried out by taking into account foreign regulators and international experiences and consultations. Google Japan emphasized significant investments in the development of the Japanese technology market. It is not specified whether the company will object to the accusations.
This is the first time JFTC takes such a scale measures against a large technological company. At the same time, similar accusations against Google were made in other judicial fields. Therefore, in 2024, the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit that wanted to sell Chrome and Android to eliminate competitive practices, and in 2018, the European Commission fined 4.12 billion € for unscrupulous agreements with device manufacturers.
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Source: Gazeta
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