TOKYO -- The Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to probe Google on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act by asking smartphone manufacturers to provide unfair preferential treatment for its search services during initial setup, Nikkei learned on Monday.
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Japan antitrust watchdog to probe Google over dominance in search
Requests to smartphone makers for preferential treatment seen as hindering competition
Google has a more than 70% share of search in the Japanese market. © Reuters
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