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FTC closes its Google search investigation

On 3 January 2013 the FTC closed the search-bias part of its investigation of Google without a complaint.

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3 Jan 2013
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FTC Google search decision of 2013

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  • U.S. Federal Trade Commission closed the search-bias part by a unanimous decision (Commissioner Rosch concurred separately), took Google's commitments, and by 4 to 1 ordered it to stop seeking to exclude rivals with essential patents Primary record 12
  • Google the company investigated; it committed to stop copying rivals' content and to drop limits on advertisers using rival engines Primary record 13

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  1. 3 Jan 2013 FTC closes its Google search investigation
  2. 3 Jan 2013 FTC statement on Google's search practices (2013) part of FTC closes its Google search investigation
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  1. Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Regarding Google's Search Practices, File No. 111-0163, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 3 Jan 2013. Primary record Archived copy
    We issue this Statement to explain the Commission’s unanimous decision to close the portion of its investigation relating to allegations that Google unfairly preferences its own content on the Google search results page and selectively demotes its competitors’ content from those results.
    Chairman Leibowitz, Commissioner Brill and Commissioner Ramirez found the record evidence to support strong concerns about Google’s conduct in this regard, and Google has committed to refrain from this conduct in the future.
    Chairman Leibowitz and Commissioner Brill found the record evidence to support strong concerns about Google’s conduct in this regard, and Google has committed to refrain from this conduct in the future.
    Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Regarding Google’s Search Practices
  2. Remarks of the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on the Google settlement, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 3 Jan 2013. Primary record Archived copy
    This morning, by two bipartisan votes of 4-1 and 5-0, the Federal Trade Commission announces a comprehensive settlement of all of its competition-related investigations of Google.
    On the patent issue, by a 4-1 vote, a bipartisan majority of the Commission orders Google to stop seeking to exclude competitors using essential patents
  3. FTC closing letter to Google's counsel, Re: Google Inc., FTC File No. 111-0163, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 3 Jan 2013. Primary record Archived copy
    The Federal Trade Commission has been conducting an investigation of the search business of Google Inc. to determine whether certain acts or practices may violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act
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