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Google releases details on mandatory European search data licensing program

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Google has published details on its mandatory European search data licensing program, a requirement under DMA gatekeeper designation.

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SERoundtable reports that Google has updated its European Search Dataset Licensing Program page with program details. The move stems from Google's designation as a "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act, which legally requires the company to share search data with competing search engines to promote fair competition in Europe.

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