Market Chatter: Google Reportedly Says Changes to EU Search Results to Impact User Experience

MT Newswires · 1d ago
08:13 AM EDT, 09/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (ABEA.F) Google expects recently launched changes to its online search results in Europe to affect user experience in the region, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing the company's senior vice president of knowledge and information, Nick Fox. The changes, implemented the same day to satisfy the European Union's antitrust laws targeting technology services, are expected to increase costs for local businesses by boosting online intermediaries, the Google official reportedly told Reuters. The tech giant said the new search results will give greater prominence to price-comparison and other specialized search sites, while reducing the information and features available for local businesses. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)