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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

BIZARRE: Google could be forced to change uk search as watchdog takes steps - What They Never Told You

Google logo on a smartphone held by a hand
Google is likely to be the first company designated by the CMA under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Rex

Google could be forced to make a series of changes to its search business, including giving internet users an option to choose an alternative service, after the UK competition watchdog proposed tightening regulation of the company.

The Competition and Market Authority is preparing to give the world’s largest search engine the designation “strategic market status”, a term for tech companies deemed to have considerable market heft that enables the watchdog to use extra powers to regulate them.

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