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Google Offers EU News Search Fix to Avoid Fines
6 May
Summary
- Google proposed changes to its news search presentation.
- The company aims to avoid 9.5 billion euros in EU competition fines.
- Proposals address concerns over deliberately down-ranking publisher sites.

Google is reportedly seeking to avert additional European Union competition fines by proposing significant changes to its news search results. The company faces accumulated fines amounting to 9.5 billion euros.
The proposed modifications are designed to address concerns that Google may have been deliberately diminishing the visibility of certain publishers' websites within its search results. Specifically, the issue relates to how results are presented when they include advertisements from commercial partners.
By offering these amendments, which include adjustments to anti-spam policies, Google hopes to secure approval from market rivals and EU regulators. Such approval could allow the company to avoid a formal order mandating changes to its business practices and potential further penalties under the Digital Markets Act.