Google faces first probe under UK’s new competition rules: Read company’s response

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Google’s search services, marking the first major probe conducted under the country’s newly implemented Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC).

Under the act, designed to curb anti-competitive behavior in digital markets, the CMA will assess whether Google holds “strategic market status” (SMS) under the DMCC.