EU Investigates Google’s Conduct in Digital Ad Tech Sector

EU Investigates Google’s Conduct in Digital Ad Tech Sector
A woman walks past the logo for Google at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, on Nov. 5, 2018. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
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LONDON—European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.

The European Commission said Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation into whether Google violated the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own online display advertising technology services at the expense of rival publishers, advertisers, and advertising technology services.