[The Next Web] The EU is reportedly planning to call for Google Search to be broken off from the rest of the company

Google’s rocky relationship with European government looks like it could be getting rockier. A new draft motion spotted by the Financial Times is looking to break Google’s search engine away from the company’s other services. Google’s search engine has traditionally been met with controversy in Europe but this would be a major blow the company. The EU is considering the move as a measure to remedy Google’s dominance in the field – the argument is that Google search highlights its own products over competitors, damaging competitors’ profits. The document is being backed by the parliaments two largest factions, the European...



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