"BRUSSELS (AP) European Union regulators said Thursday they're investigating whether Google is unfairly demoting some content from media publishers in search results under a policy the company says is aimed at combating scammers. Brussels moved forward despite the risk of incurring the wrath of President Donald Trump, who has lashed out at the 27-nation bloc's digital regulations and vowed to retaliate if American tech companies are penalized."
"We will investigate to ensure that news publishers are not losing out on important revenues at a difficult time for the industry, and to ensure Google complies with the Digital Markets Act, Ribera added, referring to the bloc's sweeping rulebook designed to stop tech companies from monopolizing digital markets. The commission, the EU's executive branch, said it had received indications that Google is demoting certain search results according to its site reputation abuse policy."
European Union regulators opened a probe into whether Google unfairly demotes some media publisher content in search results under a policy intended to combat scammers. The investigation aims to determine whether news publishers are losing important revenue and whether Google complies with the Digital Markets Act. The Commission received indications that Google applies a site reputation abuse policy to demote certain search results. Google contends the policy protects European users from deceptive, low-quality content, scams and abusive tactics, and warns that undermining anti-spam measures could harm users. The probe could lead to a multibillion-euro antitrust fine.
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