Internet search services company Google, Inc., US, is reportedly facing antitrust complaints in South Korea due to the increasing dominance of its Android software for mobile phones. In a joint complaint to South Korea's Fair Trade Commission, Korean Internet portal operators NHN Corp. and Daum Communications Corp. said Google was unfairly impeding competition by using its status as a leading smartphone operating system provider, it has been reported.
The two companies, which operate South Korea's two largest Internet search sites, filed complaints against Google for blocking domestic phone carriers and manufacturers from embedding their search apps in Android devices.
Google is facing increasing scrutiny from regulators globally as it bolsters its search business. The US Federal Trade Commission is reportedly considering a broad investigation into the company's dominance of the Internet search industry. The European Commission and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott have also begun probes into its business practices.
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