Getty Images files antitrust complaint against Google

Photo agency accuses Google of so-called scraping of images into galleries within search to maintain its dominance of the search market

Photo agency Getty Images has filed a formal complaint with the European commission against Google over its alleged abuse of the company's search dominance.

Google is accused of distorting search results in favour of its own services, including Google Images, Shopping, Maps and several others, affecting competitors from media companies such as Getty to travel sites and price comparison companies.