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Cease and Desist Order disclosure naming Google LLC
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Action type
Cease and Desist Order
Law
Antimonopoly Act
Authority
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Action date
15 April 2024
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- Japan Fair Trade Commission
- Official source URL
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Action summary
- Company
- Google LLCJapanese onlyOriginal: Google LLC
- Governing law
- Antimonopoly Act独占禁止法
- Action type
- Cease and Desist Order排除措置命令
- Action date
- 15 April 2024
- Issuing authority
- Japan Fair Trade Commission公正取引委員会
- Industry context
- IT・デジタル
Violation
Google LLC has been found to have, at least since July 2020, restricted specific Android smartphone manufacturers and mobile carriers from installing search functions of other general search service providers on their devices. The Fair Trade Commission issued an elimination order based on the Anti-Monopoly Act on April 15, 2024.
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Google LLCは、遅くとも令和２年７月以降、特定アンドロイド・スマートフォンメーカー及び特定移動通信事業者に対し、他の一般検索サービス事業者の検索機能を特定アンドロイド・スマートフォンに実装させないようにしている。
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Compliance context
Medium-highA formal order requiring corrective measures for conduct found by the competition authority.
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日本語版を見る (Japanese)About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.