US Antitrust Inquiry Turns Up Heat On Google
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and JOELLE TESSLER
AP Technology Writers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google may be entering a make-or-break phase in its colorful history now that U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search and advertising to stifle competition.
The probe by the Federal Trade Commission, confirmed by the company, will require Google to convince regulators that its closely guarded recipe for search results is designed to give people the best recommendations, not bury links to its rivals.
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