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Google will 'degrade' Search in Europe to avoid EU fines

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Google is threatening to reduce the quality of its Search results in Europe rather than comply with EU digital competition rules. By "degrading" its service, Google appears to be pushing back against regulations designed to make it share data with rivals, essentially using its own users as leverage in a dispute with regulators.

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