Google
remains tied up in a censorship
case with
the Indian government, and things aren't looking rosy for the search
giant in the interim period before its May 23rd court hearing.
The Wall
Street Journalreports
that the Competition Commission of India is launching an antitrust
investigation of Google to examine the company's alleged
"discriminatory and retaliatory practices relating to AdWords."
The antitrust probe follows a complaint from Consim Info Pvt. Ltd.,
an Indian web conglomerate which apparently requested that the
Competition Commission step in to ensure fair competition in online
advertising. The exact reach of this investigation is unclear; the
commission will initially focus on AdWords, though it's keeping the
door open for examining other Google services as deemed necessary.
Hear that sigh? That, friends, is the sound of Google gearing up for
one long Indian summer.
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