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

LONDON - Google will do more to tackle fake reviews, including sanctioning UK businesses and people involved in manipulating star ratings, Britain's competition regulator said on Friday following a lengthy investigation.

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.

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

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.

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.

US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., describing their cases against American companies as “a form of taxation.

I would prefer to stay out of politics,” Elon Musk told his followers in 2021, on the platform then known as Twitter. Plenty has changed since then. The world’s richest man appears to have a new goal: upending Europe.

If you're like many Americans who are looking for an escape to Europe, here are the golden rules to save thousands of dollars on your trip.