Tencent technology news on December 2 morning news reported yesterday that Li Changqing, who lawyers are organizing against the large-scale prosecution of Baidu, Baidu may face antitrust prosecution of hundreds of companies . “Not in my organization, I do not know why is written I”, Li Changqing, who last night when interviewed by Tencent technology line, deny is organizing lawyers group. However, Li Changqing, who tells Tencent technology, specific agents of lawyers named Wang Yu feng.
Set snap hundred sue Baidu
Wang Yu-feng, the current identity is easy by Vice President of network.
Wang Yu feng indeed recognized by network has been launched to find victims of Baidu business activities. Media reports said the lawyers, willing to Baidu sued the company has about 50 or so.
“Come in more than 20 companies are currently”, Wang Yu feng for previously reported giving a more precise figure, but he also added, there are many small webmasters also expressed her join the lawyers will, but for some reason these small and medium-sized websites not formally counted.
In accordance with the planning to join the enterprise with more than 100 lawyers, will be formally submitted to the Court the prosecution.
When explaining why you want to summarize to the 100 companies, Wang Yufeng said such a choice, a large reason is “because Baidu is too strong”, on the other hand hundreds of enterprises more likely to have a certain influence.
The two sides “grudges” competitive position
Law networks stand up and fight against Baidu, is because both sides had earlier because competitive position “grudges”.
Wang Yufeng said law network in November began to organize an Alliance led by the lawyer of anti-monopoly, “origin is Baidu to ban us”, and the networks the difference is that, a relatively experienced lawyers and law-related resources.
“On January 18 this year, Baidu also include our 20yuwantiao”, by Wang Yufeng said Baidu for easy network include virtually none. But unlike in General is, by easy network include the decline is not because of disruption to purchase PPC service
Works.
Wang Yu Fung disclosed that indexed after an exception is found by easy NET trying to find the cause. Later, Baidu’s sales network promises to law, as long as buying PPC service, will restore Baidu indexed.
“So we’re doing the August top bid of $ 3,000, but it hasn’t indexed”, according to law had been Baidu NET think “spoofing”, said Wang Yufeng for Baidu’s commitments “we have a recording”
However ease network and by not alone to challenge Baidu, but current way is selected.
Baidu is alleged to advertising law
“There is likely to play from the perspective of advertising law”, when talking about how to sue Baidu Wang Yufeng said. Wang Yufeng pointed out that since 2003 PPC to do now, “Baidu has been no medical, educational advertising qualifications”.
According to Wang Yu feng, Baidu now all of the related advertising “is illegal”, said Wang Yufeng Baidu fines of up to 1-5 times according to the law, “I am afraid that far more than 170 million Li Changqing, who lawyers request”.
However stakeholders had disclosed to Tencent technology, Baidu internal never PPC said into “advertisement” but a service called it a.
“100% is an advertisement”, Wang Yu feng directly on the competitive position of judge. Wang Yufeng, the reason why Baidu to admit competitive position is ad, “behind the face hefty fines and the problem of tax evasion”.
Wang Yu feng to Tencent technology, according to the provisions of the law on advertising, commercial advertisement refers to the operator or service provider bear the costs of goods, by certain media and forms, directly or indirectly introduced since the marketing of goods or the provision of services
“At present ordinary people to determine, over 90% people identified competitive position is ad”, Wang Yu feng asks, “is not advertising, then others spending money doing? ”。
At the same time, Wang Yu Fung also pointed out that Baidu platform exists on the phenomenon of false advertising, for which Wang Yufeng said according to the advertising law, consumers after falling for “If you can’t find cheats, platform providers shall be liable for compensation”.
PostScript
Baidu has never experienced such a broad range of questions, which makes Baidu to apologize to the public for the first time in eight years.
CCTV News 30 min column problems in Baidu ranked results exposed, Baidu November 17 statement this is a special examination, and will coordinate with the State departments concerned for the various kinds of false medical information to clean up the network renovation.
On November 28, Li met with a Xinhua reporter, solemnly publish 5 rectification and reform measures. Mr Li said the company will start as soon as possible a new advertising system, in order to better address the relationship between normal search and PPC search results, providing users with clear, perfect service information.
More customers pay for Baidu ranking on a search results near the top position of the question, Baidu business Vice President of operations Shen Haoyu recently denied this claim, claiming that: “Baidu as early as a few years ago does not do it again”.
But the computer newspaper reports still hit the nail on that, “by virtue of his absolute advantage on Chinese search, Baidu has become a huge money machine, more scary is that this enrichment machine is completely out of control”.
Senior Internet analyst KESO said that, as long as PPC continues to be of Baidu’s core business model, it’ll never get rid of emerging challenges and exposure.
Late yesterday, Baidu is clearly for easy network of law include adjustments have been made, related pages include has become normal.