EU investigates Google over ‘demotion’ of commercial content from news media

Some content created with advertisers is no longer visible, which could mean loss of revenue, officials say

The EU has opened an investigation into Google Search over concerns the US tech company has been demoting" commercial content from news media sites.

The bloc's executive arm announced the move after monitoring found that certain content created with advertisers and sponsors was being given such a low priority by Google that it was in effect no longer visible in search results.