Japan's antitrust watchdog has begun an investigation into technology giant Google LLC for allegedly pushing smartphone makers to use its search platform by default on their devices, the fair trade body said Monday.
The move by the Japan Fair Trade Commission comes after European and U.S. authorities tightened regulations on Google, which is said to hold around a 90 percent global search market share.
The Digital Markets Act was legislated in the European Union last year to strengthen regulations on big technology companies with the aim of improving competition by facilitating the entry of new firms and providing more choice to consumers.
Also in 2022, the U.S. parliament approved legislation banning the technology giants from giving advantages to their own products, while also making it easier for rivals to communicate with their opposition's customers and collect their information.
