An EU decision on whether Apple and Meta have breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power will be issued in the coming weeks, antitrust chief Teresa Ribera told European Parliament lawmakers on Tuesday. The European Commission has been investigating Apple and Meta Platforms since March last year for potential breaches of the … Read more
Alphabet’s Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with landmark European Union rules aimed at reining in Big Tech. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGowhich research company Statista said had a global market share of 0.54 percent in January this year, urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations. Under … Read more
Google plans to make adjustments to displaying search results on its platform in Europe after some smaller rivals complained about lower traffic to their sites following previous tweaks by the Alphabet unit and as EU regulators probe whether the company breached EU tech rules. Under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google is prohibited from … Read more
More than 20 price comparison websites across Europe on Wednesday criticised Google’s proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with EU tech rules and urged regulators to impose charges against the Alphabet unit. Google has been discussing with the comparison sites, hotels, airlines, restaurants and retailers for more than a … Read more
Alphabet’s Google’s proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe whose members include Air France KLM and Lufthansa. Google has announced a series of changes in search result formats in recent months following conflicting demands from price-comparison sites, hotels, airlines and small retailers, with the latest tweaks announced last month. It is trying to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA)which prohibits it from favouring its … Read more
Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator’s concerns and those of its rivals, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The move by the European Commission … Read more