EU regulators asked rival makers of wearable devices, app developers and other online service providers as well as healthcare providers for their views.
Some of the ads charged fees for registering people to vote, while others sucked up people's personal information for marketing purposes
Google, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc are under a series of probes into allegations
This isn't the first time Google has been thrust under the microscope of antitrust in the US
The larger expense for publishers are deals with Google and other technology partners that help them auction off ad slots
The French authority found Google abused its dominant position in search when it set "opaque and difficult to understand operating rules" for its Google Ads advertising platform
The ban was imposed under controversial new rules aimed at fighting disinformation in the city-state, which critics fear could be used to stifle dissent
There's still no proof that micro-targeting is more effective than other forms of advertising
While consumers pay nothing for most Google services, some businesses say they often can't avoid giving more money to the company
The Facebook phenomenon is evident close to home for Google
The EU fined Alphabet this week, but Europe's new GDPR rules appear to be strengthening the search giant's grip on digital ads
Advertisers will now be able to develop rich and seamless campaigns to target their audience through Tamil-language search and display ads
The move comes as tech companies face growing scrutiny in Washington ranging from concerns about market dominance to concerns that online platforms are used for sex trafficking of children
Google said that the advertisement violated its policies and has been removed
One feedback Google gets to hear from most users is that a page unexpectedly navigates to a new page, for no reason