Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): The European authorities and Google have agreed on a set of terms that would see the Internet search giant legally obliged to change some of its search results in Europe.
The move is to ensure that Google create a monopoly in vertical search.
Vertical search results are those, which focus on a specific segment like those for online shopping or flights.
Google has been expanding its vertical search business, which has prompted complaints from rival companies, including Microsoft.
According to the EU, if Google "abused" this power then it would be unfair since in Europe it has 90 percent of the market, the Android Authority reports.
But EU has not asked Google it to change any of its algorithms or results for normal web based searches.
However it will have to clearly label search results from its own services, like Google Plus Local or Google News, the report said.
Also, in some cases, it will need to show links from rival search engines, it added. (ANI)
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