Google using anti-competitive tactics in UK ad market, claims watchdog

CMA says tech company has ‘abused its dominant position’ to the detriment of publishers and advertisers

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The UK competition watchdog has accused Google of anti-competitive behaviour in the market for buying and selling ads on websites, in a move that follows similar investigations in the US and the EU.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had found that Google has “abused its dominant position” in online advertising to the detriment of thousands of UK publishers and advertisers.