"The European Commission on Thursday said it was launching a new investigation into US-based search engine Google amid accusations that the company buries some news sites in its search results as spam. The EU's case revolves around media outlets that include content from commercial partners, for example sponsored editorials. Google is once again facing the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that regulates online competition in the 27-member bloc."
""We are concerned that Google's policies do not allow news publishers to be treated in a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory manner in its search results," EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said. "We will investigate to ensure that news publishers are not losing out on important revenues at a difficult time for the industry," Ribera said. The European Commission said it wanted to conclude its investigation in 12 months. Google rejected the accusations, calling them "without merit.""
The European Commission opened a DMA investigation into Google over accusations that it marks some news sites as spam, burying them in search results. The probe focuses on media outlets that publish content from commercial partners, such as sponsored editorials, and examines whether Google's policies treat those publishers unfairly. The Commission cited concern that publishers may be losing important revenues and aims to conclude the inquiry within 12 months. Google denied the allegations, defended its anti-spam policies and warned that the investigation could reward bad actors and degrade search quality. If found in breach, firms can face fines up to 10% of global turnover, 20% for repeat breaches.
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