Yelp has filed a complaint with the EU Competition Commissioner against Google, alleging that the company is harming both competitors and consumers by giving preferred placement to its own offerings over offerings from rivals, the Financial Times reports. This complaint follows a 2017 ruling from European antitrust authorities that fined the company 2.4 billion euros for favoring its own services in search results. Google is currently appealing the decision and has said it is working to change its shopping service to provide equal treatment. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said it “continues to actively investigate Google’s vertical services other than comparison shopping.” (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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