Consultation outcome

SMS investigation into Google's general search and search advertising services

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
14 January 2025
Last updated
27 February 2025 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The responses to this invitation to comment will be considered by the CMA as part of its evidence gathering in respect of the Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation into Google’s general search and search advertising services.

Feedback received

Airlines for America

PDF, 107 KB, 2 pages

AITO

PDF, 613 KB, 3 pages

Ann Summers (this submission contains adult themed content)

PDF, 1.67 MB, 8 pages

Anonymous 1

PDF, 51.4 KB, 1 page

Anonymous 2

PDF, 88.9 KB, 3 pages

Anonymous 3

PDF, 60.8 KB, 2 pages

Anonymous 4

PDF, 96.1 KB, 2 pages

Association of Online Publishers

PDF, 109 KB, 1 page

BBC, Premier League and Sky

PDF, 133 KB, 3 pages

Brave

PDF, 94 KB, 2 pages

Centre for Competition Law and Economics (CCLE)

PDF, 219 KB, 4 pages

Chamber of Progress

PDF, 122 KB, 3 pages

Checkatrade

PDF, 228 KB, 7 pages

Comments of Fiona Scott Morton, Alissa Cooper, David Dinielli, Amelia Fletcher, Paul Headhouse, Gene Kimmelman, Margaret O’Grady and Monika Schnitzer

PDF, 363 KB, 28 pages

Computer & Communications Industry Association

PDF, 621 KB, 9 pages

Consumer Choice Center

PDF, 218 KB, 5 pages

DMG Media

PDF, 167 KB, 8 pages

Easyjet

PDF, 89.9 KB, 2 pages

European Publishers Council

PDF, 384 KB, 12 pages

Fiona Scott Morton

PDF, 942 KB, 59 pages

Foxglove

PDF, 179 KB, 3 pages

Fruggo

PDF, 112 KB, 4 pages

Google

PDF, 151 KB, 4 pages

Homeowners Alliance Ltd.

PDF, 110 KB, 3 pages

IAG

PDF, 64.7 KB, 1 page

Impress, the Independent Media Association and the Media Reform Coalition

PDF, 146 KB, 4 pages

International Center for Law & Economics

PDF, 617 KB, 24 pages

Knight-Georgetown Institute

PDF, 607 KB, 35 pages

LoveHoney

PDF, 249 KB, 13 pages

LoveHoney Annex 1, Presentation on SafeSearch Market Distortion (this submission contains adult themed content)

PDF, 4.91 MB, 8 pages

Martin Corcoran, Summit Media

PDF, 202 KB, 2 pages

Movement for an Open Web

PDF, 12.2 MB, 37 pages

News Media Association

PDF, 214 KB, 10 pages

Open Markets Institute

PDF, 284 KB, 7 pages

Platform Leaders

PDF, 218 KB, 9 pages

Professional Publishers Association

PDF, 197 KB, 4 pages

Public Interest News Foundation

PDF, 173 KB, 9 pages

Raptive

PDF, 87.8 KB, 2 pages

Samsung

PDF, 153 KB, 7 pages

Sanjay Vakil

PDF, 8.36 MB, 15 pages

Siinda

PDF, 1.88 MB, 13 pages

Skyscanner

PDF, 530 KB, 10 pages

Stuart Coleman and Konrad Kollnig

PDF, 143 KB, 3 pages

UK Hospitality

PDF, 480 KB, 2 pages

Vivaldi

PDF, 62.3 KB, 5 pages

Vivienne Blackney

PDF, 88.9 KB, 1 page

Which?

PDF, 160 KB, 4 pages

Detail of feedback received

We received 47 responses.

Original consultation

Summary

Invitation to Comment on the Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation into Google’s general search and search advertising services.

This consultation was held on another website.

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Consultation description

We are investigating whether Google has Strategic Market Status (SMS) in respect of its provision of general search and search advertising services under part 1 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act 2024.

Updates to this page

Published 14 January 2025
Last updated 27 February 2025 show all updates

  1. Non confidential responses published.

  2. First published.

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