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UK antitrust regulator opens probe into Google’s search services newsthirst.
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Britain’s competition watchdog on Tuesday said that it’s opening a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s search and search advertising services. The Competition and Markets Authority said that it’s looking to assess whether Google has “strategic market status” (SMS) under the new U.K. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC)….