European antitrust regulators are said to have accepted
Google’s settlement terms following a two-year antitrust investigation into the company’s search and advertising practices. The European Union launched an investigation after several companies alleged that
Google was promoting its own services ahead of the competition. The company recently
proposed a deal that would have it specifically label its own properties within its search results and also display links from rival search engines in certain situations.
The New York Times reports that regulators have accepted Google’s settlement offer, and the deal won’t require the company to change its search algorithm.
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