Description
Competition and Markets Authority imposed conduct requirement on Google governing publisher content use in general search services
On 3 June 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed the Publisher Conduct Requirement (Publisher CR) on Google under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The CMA had previously designated Google as having strategi…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2026-01-28
in consultation
2026-02-25
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