UK's competition watchdog to probe Google's ad changes in Chrome browser

UK to probe Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser

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Reuters
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 08 2021 | 4:31 PM IST

(Reuters) - UK's competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser.

"The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more concentrated on Google's ecosystem at the expense of its competitors," the Competition and Markets Authority said.

 

 

(Reporting by Tanishaa Nadkar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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First Published: Jan 08 2021 | 4:22 PM IST

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