Google is in Trouble!
This has been a long way coming and finally something effective is being done about it.
After The Times investigation and by publishing facts and results last week about Google manipulating it's search results to "rule" the Internet to it's favor, Price Competition Websites - like some of Wealthy Affiliate members also have - "across Europe are preparing to file for damages against Google in the expectation that European Union antitrust regulators will slap a hefty fine on the internet company over its shopping service."
"The European Commission’s ruling, which could come as early as this week, follows a seven-year investigation and scores of complaints against Google from American and European competitors,"
This has been a long ride and many website owners, online businesses, and of course just daily users of the search engine giant have been waiting for. Often Google search results are not "generic" while websites should have been ranked fairly and better, however Google has been promoting websites that profit the giant above more relevant search results.
Google might be fined with a $9 billion sum for violating dozens of regulations. The court will treat the case seriously as "our means of recouping some of the substantial losses incurred by our business as a direct result of Google’s illegal practices.” There is 20 to 30 cases being filed in the UK High Court against Google on the same matter that will force the tech giant to change their algorithm and methods less favorable to itself and fair to it's users and the website owners.
I am not sure if this will only affect European Internet users or it will be a global result but the US Federal Trade Commission already closed an investigation against Google in 2013 "arguing that “the law protects competition not competitors”.
"Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition who is bringing the case, has shown no willingness to settle with Google."
Source: The Times
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Wow this is great stuff here!! Hoping it affects the US as well and Google isnt just allowed to get over on are US people. This is some serious stuff! But hey, I actually rank on the 2nd page in BING and cant even find myself in Google. I'm moving along just fine with BING. Now to get everybody else to move along with them!! Thanks for posting this Magus! I look forward to more updates soon!
My pleasure. Yes I used Bing as my default SE too. I hope Kyle and Carson will manage to update the awesome WA tools eventually so they can be used with Bing as well. Right now everything on WA seems to focus on Google only.
Yes because I do think Google is more popular but I think it indexes better! It did for me anyways?!
There is that old saying of money talks and bs walks.I hope they don't weasel their way out of this one, unfortunately, these huge corporations don't fall very often, but I hope for everyone's sake they do and get split up or they'll just do it again lol. Money seems to be meaningless when they are that big.
best Wishes,
Deborah
Oh I don't think they will fall. Nah they are too big as you said. But as Bing is coming stronger and Google is being hunted by law, there is a chance to finally reach a healthier competition which this is all about :)
Yup that's the goal. We can't expect miracles of course but I'm sure they will be sent to the corner for a while to make things a bit better for us.
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It's good that somebody is watching over Google. But the fine will be much smaller in the end. Maybe 1 billion. But why should Google worry about one billion. Especially when their tricks earns them 10 times more. For them it is a cheap investment. But what might worry them, is the damage their image. Therefore they will settle the case out of court. That's it.
Reputation is important to them, especially with Microsoft's Bing coming stronger. So if they want to regain their rep, they will have to change things.