By MARK SCOTT
LONDON — Google reached a deal with European antitrust authorities on Wednesday, ending a lengthy competition investigation into the American tech company’s practices that could have led to billions of dollars in penalties.
Under the agreement, Google would pay no fine and there would be no finding of wrongdoing. Such a finding could have limited its future activities on the Continent.
The discussions
have centered on whether Google abused its dominance in Internet
search and advertising to favor its own products and services in
search results. The agreement would require Google to give
rivals more prominence in its promoted results. Some competitors
said the settlement doesn’t go far enough, adding that they may
take their case to the European Court of Justice.
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