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Google accused of search 'abuse'

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The EU says Google has abused its dominance of search to promote its own services

The EU files an official complaint against Google, accusing it of abusing its dominant web search position. Plus, minimum wage protests in the US grow louder and more widespread.

The European Commission files an official complaint against Google, accusing the internet giant of abusing its dominant position in web searching to promote its own services. We hear from a concerned competitor, along with a "gobsmacked" Google apologist who says it's "not illegal to be popular". 

Protests demanding a minimum wage increase gather momentum in the US. “Fight for 15” once represented mainly fast food workers but has since expanded, picking up support from other low earners. Michelle Fleury reports from New York. 

Plus, we ask if craft and capitalism can co-exist as Etsy, the website that trumpets handmade goods, raises money on Wall Street. 

We're joined throughout the programme by Silicon Valley journalist and host of the Fresh Dialogues interview series, Alison van Diggelen, and David Moser of Capital Normal University in Beijing.

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