A group of 50 US states have anunced an investigation against Google's "potential mopolistic behaviour" and Internet giant's dominance of online advertising market. Anuncing launch of investigation on Monday, attorney generals from se states alleged that Internet is t free as a result of some of practices of Google.

"Fifty attorney generals from different states and territories are launching an investigation into Google's potential mopolistic behaviour," Attorney General of District of Columbia Karl Racine told reporters at a press conference on Monday.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told reporters at a news conference here that Google dominates all aspects of advertising and searching on Internet as y dominate buyer side, seller, auction and even video with YouTube. What we've all learned is that while many consumers believe that Internet is free, certainly we kw from Google's profits of USD 117 billion that Internet is t free, he said. However, Google has denied allegations, saying its services help people, create more choice and support thousands of jobs and small businesses across United States.

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Google is one of America's top spenders on research and development, making investments that spur invation: Things that were science fiction a few years ago are w free for everyone-translating any langu instantaneously, learning about objects by pointing your phone, getting an answer to pretty much any question you might have, senior Vice President of Google's Global Affairs Kent Walker said. At same time, it's of course right that governments should have oversight to ensure that "all successful companies, including ours, are complying with law. Department of Justice (DOJ), for example, has anunced that it's starting a review of online platforms," he said.

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Walker said that Google has answered many questions on se issues over many years, in United States as well as overseas, across many aspects of its business. So this is t new for us. DOJ has asked us to provide information about se past investigations, and we expect state attorneys general will ask similar questions. We have always worked constructively with regulators and we will continue to do so, he said. We look forward to showing how we are investing in invation, providing services that people want, and engaging in robust and fair competition, Walker said.

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Attorney General Paxton clarified that this investigation is t a lawsuit but a probe to determine facts. And even as we speak, I'll be up here about a minute, re will be 3.8 million searches and a lot of advertising dollars just made in every minute that one of se people speaks. Google will be in control of most of those searches, he alleged. Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson said, "In anti-competitive activity of nature that this bipartisan coalition of states and Attorneys General will be investigating has potential for driving up cost of business for businesses in Alaska.

According to Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, Internet is superhighway of information. And what we have found is that Google, giant company Google, is one that's directing most if t all of traffic on this highway. It is important that we determine for our states wher this traffic determination is being done in a fair manner, he said. We certainly want to make sure that Internet has competition, and more importantly, we want to make sure that we are preserving invation, Hill said.

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action adds to a mounting number of probes of big techlogy firms by US authorities. On Friday, a separate group of states anunced y had launched a probe of Facebook to determine wher social media giant had stifled competition and adequately protected consumer data.