EU antitrust officials are considering an order to Alphabet unit Google to stop its anti-competitive practices in its adtech business but will not issue a breakup order as they had originally warned,

EU antitrust officials are considering ordering Alphabet's Google to end anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, but will not order a breakup as they had previously warned, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

A break-up order could come at a later stage if Google continues its anti-competitive practices, they said, pointing to a precedent setting case involving Microsoft two decades ago

A break-up order could come at a later stage if Google continues its anti-competitive practices, they said, pointing to a precedent setting case involving Microsoft two decades ago. They said the Euro

EU antitrust officials are likely to order Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) to stop its anti-competitive practices in its adtech business but will not issue a breakup order as they had originally warned, according to Reuters on Friday,