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EU starts proceedings to assist Google in complying with tech rules

By Thomson Reuters Jan 27, 2026 | 3:57 AM

BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The European Commission has started ‍proceedings to assist Alphabet’s Google in complying with the EU’s Digital ‌Markets Act (DMA), it ‌said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Android is open by design, and ​we’re already licensing Search data ‍to competitors ​under the ​DMA. However, we are ‍concerned that further rules which are often driven by competitor grievances ‍rather than the interest of consumers, will compromise ‍user ‍privacy, security, ​and innovation,” ​Clare ⁠Kelly, Google’s Senior ‌Competition Counsel, said.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Foo Yun Chee; Writing by Charlotte Van ⁠Campenhout)