DuckDuckGo calls on the European Commission to launch three non-compliance investigations around Google’s obligations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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The post calls for the European Commission to investigate Google's non-compliance with several articles of the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA mandates Google to share anonymized click and query data, implement choice screens for users to easily change default search settings, and ensure downloaded search or browser apps can prompt users to set search defaults easily. The post highlights how Google’s selective compliance and inadequate proposals undermine these objectives, emphasizing the need for formal investigations to ensure fair competition in the search market.

Roadblocks to Competition: Investigate Google’s Non-Compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act

We project Google’s Click-and-Query data sharing proposal eliminates ~99% of search queries.

Google has so far completely ignored “easy switching” requirements.

Google still hasn’t rolled out its updated Android choice screens to 250+ million EU Android users.