Google taken to court by Streetmap over 'anticompetitive' search abuse

Early UK-based internet mapping company Streetmap suing Google over alleged conduct that led to 'dramatic loss of traffic'

Google has been accused of abusing its search dominance to promote Google Maps over rivals by UK-based Streetmap.

Streetmap, one of the first online mapping providers that launched in 1997, says Google is engaging in "anticompetitive conduct" and that its launch of Google Maps in 2007 lead to a "dramatic loss of traffic" to Steetmap's website.