SEOs are reporting that it appears as though manual actions may have been applied to coupon sites for site reputation abuse.

Google looks to have expanded its enforcement of its site reputation abuse policy to European regions this week. Google began enforcement in the US back in May but Google seems to have issued a ton of these manual actions (manual penalties) to European based sites.

Google’s EMEA President Matt Brittin has seen over 50% of the planet gain access to the internet. Here are his takeaways from his time at the top.

A group of 18 former European heads of state have called on the European Commission to break up Google’s highly lucrative advertising-technology business, claiming it erodes Europe’s media landscape.

Europe's Ecosia, Qwant unite to create their own search index, targeting Google as it grapples with anti-trust legislation.

Google will not be adding fact checks to its search results or YouTube videos in Europe, flouting an EU law that requires it

European politicians and advocacy groups say the region’s legislation will not dismantle the monopolies of Big Tech companies.

Google must stop undermining the sustainability and visibility of European press content. In a statement published today, supported by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), European press publishers call on the American company to abandon a test designed to remove their journalistic content from Google search results.

PCLOB is “only one puzzle piece” allowing for smooth transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said in a statement. But, he added, the direction Trump is taking on privacy is “really not looking good” to reassure EU regulators that oversee how EU personal data flows to the U.S.

It’s been a long time coming, with a couple of big giant companies standing in the way. But Epic Games announced it will finally be able to release third-party mobile games on the Epic Games Store. It’s been an epic ordeal to get this far,

Epic Games is taking some big steps to expand its mobile game store, focusing on iOS devices in Europe, thanks to regulatory changes under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The plan includes the launch of a free games program,

Epic Games is adding nearly 20 third-party games onto its mobile app store worldwide on Android and in the European Union on iOS and launching its free games program on mobile beg