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UK imposes rules targeting Google search fairness
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority introduced new rules requiring Google to rank search results using objective criteria and provide transparency, while allowing users to transfer search data to third parties. Google has six months to comply with ranking rules and three months for data requirements, following earlier mandates on AI search content usage.
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