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Google fined by India watchdog for 'unfair search bias' | |
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Google has been fined 1.36bn rupees (£15.2m; $21.2m) by India's competition regulator for abusing its dominance in the country. | |
Users searching flight details were directed to Google's own flight search page, the Competition Commission of India found. | |
Rival business were disadvantaged by that "search bias", the regulator said. | |
A Google spokesperson told Reuters that they were reviewing the CCI's concerns. | |
Small change | |
In its 190-page report, the CCI found that the company had abused its dominant position, causing harm to both its competitors and Google users. | |
The ruling was prompted by a complaint filed in 2012 by Indian matchmaking website, Bharat Matrimony and a consumer protection group. | |
Google said it was "always focused on innovating to support the evolving needs of our users". | |
"The Competition Commission of India has confirmed that, on the majority of issues it examined, our conduct complies with Indian competition laws," the spokesman added. | |
The fine equates to about 5% of Google's average annual revenues in India - though the punishment will not hit the tech giant too hard. | |
Last week parent company Alphabet announced quarterly profits of $6.8bn | |
And the fine is small change compared with the 2.4bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) it was forced to pay by the European Commission in 2017, for promoting its own shopping service in search results. |