Google given special status by watchdog that could force it to change UK search

Google faces enforced changes to its UK search business after the competition watchdog conferred a special status on the company that puts it under tighter regulation.The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) confirmed that Google has “strategic market status” (SMS) in search and search advertising, a term that means the company has such market power that it requires a special regulatory regime.The watchdog now has the power under new digital laws to order changes to how Google operates in those areas. Fri ...