UK Regulator May Force Google to Change Search Rankings

Date:

Google warned that ‘punitive regulations’ could prevent UK consumers from having early access to its latest innovations.

UK Regulator May Force Google to Change Search Rankings

The Google logo at the entrance to the Google offices in London on Jan. 18, 2019. Hannah McKay/Reuters

Owen Evans

|Updated:

Britain’s competition regulator said it could force Google to change how it ranks search results.

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with “strategic market status,” it said on Tuesday.

Owen Evans

Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.

Author’s Selected Articles

spot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Share post:

More like this
Related

Poisoned Chalice: Bereaved Parents Call for Tougher Penalties for Social Media Breaches

Three parents who lost children to suicide have told...

White House Says Canada One of Top Enablers of China Transshipment Scam to Get Around US Tariffs

Canada is one of the “biggest enablers” of China...

Preston Manning Launches Online Forum Ahead of Albertas Independence Referendum

Preston Manning, the former leader of the Reform Party,...

Digital Rights Group Says Social Media Ban Not Working, Call for Algorithm to Be Exposed

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and X...