Breaking up Google is just one possible antritrust option, EU lawmakers say
Breaking up Google by separating its search engine from other commercial services is only one of the actions the European Commission could take to resolve the company’s antitrust problems, say members of Parliament who are proposing the split.
A draft version of a European Parliament resolution, reported by news outlets over the weekend, calls on the Commission to break up Google as one way to solve competition issues with the search engine provider, which is the biggest in Europe.
The Parliament is set to discuss the resolution, which also deals with a range of other European tech issues, on Wednesday in Strasbourg and vote on it on Thursday. As the resolution is still a draft, its text could still change. If adopted, it would also be non-binding though it would force a response from the Commission.
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