导读:近日,欧洲委员会再次指责谷歌公司滥用其行业优势地位,对其提出多项指控。
The European Commission has stepped up pressure on Google, alleging that it abused its dominance in internet shopping and restricted competition.
欧洲委员会进一步向谷歌公司施压,指控其滥用在互联网购物领域的优势地位,并限制竞争对手开展业务。
It also accused Google of stopping websites from showing adverts from the search engine’s competitors.
委员会还指责谷歌公司在网站上屏蔽其搜索引擎竞争对手的广告。
And it strengthened an existing charge that Google favours its own comparison shopping services in search results.
委员会重提旧案,称谷歌在搜索结果中总是优先显示经过筛选的购物商。
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Google had no right to limit its rivals.
欧盟竞争委员会的玛格丽特·韦斯塔格表示谷歌公司没有任何权力阻碍竞争对手开展业务。
She said: "Google has come up with many innovative products that have made a difference to our lives. But that doesn’t give Google the right to deny other companies the chance to compete and innovate."
她说:“谷歌公司带来了许多富有创意的产品,改变了人们的生活。然而这并不意味着谷歌具有剥夺其他公司进行竞争和创新的权力。”
Google is already facing formal anti-trust charges over claims that it abused the dominant position of its Android operating system.
谷歌陷入了滥用安卓系统的反垄断官司。
The US company is accused of placing onerous requirements on firms using Android and stifling competition.
该指控称谷歌对使用安卓操作系统的公司提出了苛刻的要求,并且抑制竞争行为。
A spokesperson for Google said on Thursday: "We believe that our innovations and product improvements have increased choice for European consumers and promote competition.
谷歌公司的一位发言人于周四表示:“我们相信公司的创新和产品品质的提升为欧洲的消费者提供了更多选择,并促进了竞争。”
"We’ll examine the Commission’s renewed cases and provide a detailed response in the coming weeks."
“公司将仔细评估委员会发起的案件,并于未来几周出具详细的回复报告。”