Technology • Jul 02, 2025

Google proposes changes to avoid EU antitrust fine

Google is shaking up its search results after the EU called them out for giving their own services a boost.
To play by the new Digital Markets Act rules, Google plans to add a special section—called a vertical search service (VSS)—that highlights links to other travel and hotel sites, not just their own.

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Google worried about how these rules could affect them

These changes will be up for discussion at an EU workshop in Brussels on July 7-8.
Google says they're working to comply but are worried about how these rules could affect them.
If they don't get it right, they could be hit with fines of up to 10% of their global revenue—so there's a lot riding on what happens next.