European Union: European Commission adopted preliminary report in investigation into Alphabet's self preferencing on Google Search under Digital Markets Act

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European Commission adopted preliminary report in investigation into Alphabet's self preferencing on Google Search under Digital Markets Act

On 19 March 2025, the European Commission adopted a preliminary report with findings on Alphabet's self-preferencing on Google Search. The report stated that Google Search does not comply with the requirement for fair and non-discriminatory ranking…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2024-03-25
under deliberation

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission opened an investigation into Alphabet concerning its self…

2025-03-19
under investigation

On 19 March 2025, the European Commission adopted a preliminary report with findings on Alphabet's …