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EU orders Google to open Android AI assistant access and Search data to rivals

The Commission issued binding DMA specification measures ordering Google to let rival AI assistants access Android features on equal terms with Gemini, and to share anonymised Search ranking data with competing search engines and chatbots.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission, Digital Markets Act press release, 16 July 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that any rival assistant or search engine has yet gained access, or that Google will not appeal.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Binding order forces Android/Search interoperability; Google still owns/operates, no access yet.. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

What the tags mean: VerifiedReportedAI-draftedAI-drafted, editor-readHuman-writtenWhat the tags mean

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