United Kingdom: Competition and Markets Authority imposed conduct requirement on Google for fair ranking of general search results
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Competition and Markets Authority imposed conduct requirement on Google for fair ranking of general search results
On 17 June 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed the fair ranking conduct requirement on Google under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The CMA had designated Google as having strategic market status in gen…
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
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2026-01-28
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2026-02-25
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