From PC Mag: Google is making "significant changes to Search in Europe" to comply with a July ruling that found it guilty of giving its own services preferential treatment. However, the search giant warns that the move will "degrade the user experience for Europeans," Reuters reports.
In July, the European Commission fined Google €460 million for displaying "its own services more prominently in search results, including at the top of the search results page or by using enhanced visuals and filters," while not doing the same for similar third-party services, in violation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It called out results for shopping, hotels, transportation, and sports.
The commission required Google to "Treat third-party services that feature on Google's search results in a fair and non-discriminatory manner" within 60 days or face periodic penalty payments of up to 5% of its total worldwide turnover.
Google has made the changes, but argues that it's now "boosting online intermediaries at the expense of local businesses, and removing helpful features people rely on every day."
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