US Senators Want the FTC To Look At Google

SharkLaser writes: US Senators have written to the US Federal Trade Commissions about their concerns on Google's internet monopoly. Google executives did themselves no favours when the Senators looked at Google's business practices in September. When asked if Google has monopoly in online search, Google chairman Eric Schmidt is quoted as saying "I would agree, Senator, that we are in that area". Another worrying quote is from Marissa Meyer, Google's VP of location services, who said that it was "only fair" that Google put its own sites on higher placements than competitors. The Senators are also warning that Google is only facing one real competitor, Microsoft's Bing. Almost all other metasearch engines use either Google or Bing technology to deliver search results, including DuckDuckGo which uses Bing. In Europe Google is currently under investigation of monopoly abuse and the EU has also delayed Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility.