FTC Decides Google Not Breaking Anti-Trust Laws
19 month long investigation will end
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it would end its 19-month investigation of search giant Google over questions of the search giant's business practices.
The FTC's investigation focused on allegations that Google has been abusing its dominance in Internet search. Google's rivals say the company has been highlighting its own services on its influential results page while burying the links to competing sites.
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