Google announced on September 8, 2026 that it is revamping European search results to comply with EU Digital Markets Act requirements, warning that the changes mark the largest reduction in search quality in the company's 29-year history to avoid European Union fines.
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EXCLUSIVE: Google warns of lower quality as it revamps Europe search results to avoid EU fines Reuters
Google said the EU pitched the changes as levelling the playing field for companies to advertise.
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Google rolls out changes to search results in the EU to comply with the DMA, saying they mark the largest reduction in quality of service in Search's history (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) https://www. reuters.com/world/google-warns -lower-quality-it-revamps-europe-search-results-avoid-eu-fines-2026-09-08/ http:// mediagazer.com/260908/p2#a2609 08p2