The European Union is "reassessing" its investigations into big U.S. tech companies like Apple, Meta, and Google, claims Financial
Google does not want to introduce its own fact checks for the results of its search engine, as the company made clear in a letter to the EU Commission.
The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple , Meta and Alphabet's Google, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Google has officially rejected the European Union 's (EU) demand to include fact-checks in its Search results and YouTube videos. The tech giant also said it will not modify or remove content based on fact-checking results, Axios reported.
All the impending EU fines and rulings against Apple, Google, and Meta, are reportedly off the table as Europe awaits Trump — and reveals just how political its regulations are.
Google has always resisted the idea of using fact-checking as part of its content moderation strategy, and it’s sticking to that stance. According to Google, the new requirements are not a good fit for its services,
New EU regulations call for Google to include fact-checking results alongside Google and Youtube searches. Google is refusing to meet the guidelines.
Google rejects EU's fact-checking requirements for search and YouTube, defying new disinformation rules. Google has reportedly told the EU it won’t add fact-checking to search results or YouTube videos, nor will it use fact-checks to influence rankings or remove content. This decision defies new EU rules aimed at tackling disinformation.
Noyb, which stands for "None Of Your Business," has previously filed similar complaints against major US tech companies like Apple, Google, and Meta.
Google has rejected the new European Union (EU) laws that require it to add fact-checking features to search results or YouTube.
The EU's antitrust regulator is in the final stages of an investigation into Google's ad-tech business and sent formal charges to the tech giant in 2023, suggesting it could order Google to divest part of the business.