SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. fought back on Thursday against the European Union’s antitrust charges, saying that the company’s method of displaying search results for comparison shopping sites doesn’t hurt competition and in fact, boosts consumer choice.
General counsel Kent Walker responded publicly to the EU allegations, known as a Statement of Objections, or SO, on Google’s Europe Blog. He wrote that Google had provided the European Commission in its formal response with data to disprove allegations that Google stifles competition by favoring its comparative shopping service above rivals in search results.
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