Washington • Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joined 49 of his colleagues across the country to launch an investigation of Google for possible antitrust violations in its dominance of the online world that could be snuffing out smaller competitors and cornering the market on advertising dollars.
“There's no question that Google is the market dominant player when it comes to internet searches with nearly 90 percent of the share,” Reyes, a Republican, said Monday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. “And there's nothing wrong with being the dominant player if it's done fairly. That's what our investigation intends to uncover and reveal whether Google is playing by the rules and acting fairly.