The Knives Are Out For Google As FTC Prepares Antitrust Investigation
June 23, 2011 at 11:52 AM EDT
The knives are out in Washington, D.C. for Google. Google has long been under the threat of an antitrust investigation in the U.S., but this time it looks like it is about to happen. According to the Wall Street Journal , the FTC is preparing a major antitrust investigation into Google's "core search advertising business." No wonder Larry Page and Eric Schmidt don't want to appear before a Senate hearing also looking into its market power.