EU: EC restrictions sacrifice search innovation, says Google

A Google executive has warned the European Union that tightening the leash on online searches will hurt innovation. A senior vice-president in the company, Amit Singhal, told reporters at the Financial Times that any restrictions the European Commission may place on Google over the way it presents search results could “really hurt innovation.” Google has been under investigation by the Commission over allegations that the company abuses its market dominance in the way it displays its search results. Singhal defended his company, however, claiming Google is “building the search of the future.” The comments came just days before the June 27 deadline for Google’s competitors to comment on proposed concessions Google has issued to end the Commission’s investigation. While Commissioner Joaquin Almunia suggested that Google will very likely need to adjust those concessions, Google recently congratulated itself over the draft proposal, saying the company did a “good job” with the offer.

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