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States Putting Antitrust Screws to Google, Too

California, New York, and Ohio join Texas in starting inquiries

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 24, 2011 8:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – As if the looming federal probe wasn’t bad enough, Google is now facing antitrust investigations from a number of states. California, New York, and Ohio have begun inquiries into the possible anti-competitive threat posed by Google’s search dominance, jumping on a bandwagon Texas started last year, the Financial Times reports. Since antitrust laws differ by state, Google could soon have a complicated legal distraction on its hands.

In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, the company logo is displayed is at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, the company logo is displayed is at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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