Saturday, February 10, 2018

India orders Google fines $ 21.1 million for search results biased


Google was fined $ 1.36 billion Rupee from India for $ 21.1 million for displaying biased search results. By having complaints from local websites in India. Matrimony.com Limited and Consumer Unity & Trust Society, which have been reporting to government agencies since 2012.

Competition Commission of India (CCI), an agency that has revised Google. According to an agency investigation, Google has directed users to search for flights to Google's flight search page, including Google Flight Show. Look prominently on the search results page. And place the other provider's website below.



CCI said that these practices have made other businesses unfavorable to enter the market. It is also a product of their own to the user is unfair. It limits the user's choice and excludes users from other search services.

For Google's CCI fines, the agency uses the revenue base of Google's operations in India to calculate.

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