Google Blocks Competitors, Company Says in EC Complaint

Google Inc., the world's leading search engine, blocks smaller competitors from generating advertising revenue, a competitor said in a complaint to European Union regulators. 1PlusV sent a complaint to the European Commission claiming Google refused to allow so-called vertical search sites to use its advertising service, the French web publisher said.

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