Congressman Warns FTC Against Investigating Google

Opening an anti-trust case against Google would be a huge mistake, and Congress might take action to stop it. That's what Rep. Jared Polis stated in a leaked letter addressed to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) addressing rumors that the agency might be getting closer to investigating the search giant.

On Saturday, Reuters reported that four out of five FTC commissioners believe they should open an investigation into Google for abusing its dominant market position. Yesterday, The Hill published Polis' letter to FTC's chairman Jon Leibowitz.

"At a time when the national economy continues to stagnate," wrote Polis, "it's not clear to me why the FTC should be focusing on a product t…
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