News Media Association is pleased with the investigation
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:17 am
Chief executive of the News Media Association, Owen Meredith, said they are pleased that the CMA is investigating Google because although Search is critical to the public’s access to news, journalism, services, and businesses, how Google works is opaque.
News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith wrote:
“We are very pleased that the CMA has recognized the critical importance of proceeding with an investigation into Google Search as its top priority.
“Google Search is a critically important gateway for the public to access a huge variety of businesses and services, including trusted news and journalism, which is more important today than ever. Yet, despite its italy mobile numbers list enormous power and the profound impact it can have on other businesses such as news publishers, the workings of Google Search are largely opaque.”
What Google said
Google’s reply to the CMA’s investigation resembles its past statements when government bodies opened investigations into the company’s search and advertising practices, saying:
“Google looks forward to engaging constructively and laying out how our services benefit UK consumers and also businesses, as well as the trade-offs inherent in any new regulations.”
Google also confirmed it will work with the CMA to ensure everyone benefits under the new Competition and Consumers Act rules:
“We will continue to engage constructively with the CMA to ensure that new rules benefit all types of websites and still allow people in the U.K. to benefit from helpful and cutting-edge services.”
News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith wrote:
“We are very pleased that the CMA has recognized the critical importance of proceeding with an investigation into Google Search as its top priority.
“Google Search is a critically important gateway for the public to access a huge variety of businesses and services, including trusted news and journalism, which is more important today than ever. Yet, despite its italy mobile numbers list enormous power and the profound impact it can have on other businesses such as news publishers, the workings of Google Search are largely opaque.”
What Google said
Google’s reply to the CMA’s investigation resembles its past statements when government bodies opened investigations into the company’s search and advertising practices, saying:
“Google looks forward to engaging constructively and laying out how our services benefit UK consumers and also businesses, as well as the trade-offs inherent in any new regulations.”
Google also confirmed it will work with the CMA to ensure everyone benefits under the new Competition and Consumers Act rules:
“We will continue to engage constructively with the CMA to ensure that new rules benefit all types of websites and still allow people in the U.K. to benefit from helpful and cutting-edge services.”