Google Rethinks EU Search Results After €890 Million Fine

Google has made changes to its search results in Europe following fines from European antitrust regulators for violating the Digital Markets Act.

The European Commission fined Google €890 million for two violations of the act, which dictates that very large online search engines must be transparent, fair, and non-discriminatory in ranking their search results.

Google was found to have given preferential treatment to its own services, such as shopping and hotel search results, over third-party services.

As a result of the fines, Google will now give more prominence to travel and booking comparison services like Expedia and Booking.com in its search engine results page (SERP).