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Google rolls out Europe search changes to avoid EU fines

Alphabet’s Google rolled out changes to its online search results in Europe to satisfy EU antitrust regulators, saying the updates will degrade users’ experience and raise costs for European businesses.

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GOOGLE ROLLS OUT SEARCH RESULTS CHANGES IN EUROPE TO AVOID FRESH EU ANTITRUST FINES || CHANGES GIVE SPECIALISED SEARCH ENGINES MORE PROMINENCE IN SEARCH RESULTS, GOOGLE SAYS || CHANGES WILL DEGRADE SEARCH RESULTS FOR USERS IN EUROPE, INCREASE COST FOR BUSINESSES, GOOGLE SAYS

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday rolled out changes to its online search results in Europe to satisfy EU antitrust regulators, saying the move will degrade users' experience and raise costs for European businesses. The changes mark the largest reduction in quality of Google's search results in Europe, according to the source text.