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Distinctive: Group of 165 Google critics name for swift EU antitrust motion - letter

A host of 165 companies and trade our our bodies have known as on EU antitrust enforcers to take a more difficult line towards Google, announcing the U.S. tech large unfairly favours its private suppliers on its internet searches.
A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches.

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