Google appeals EU orders to share search data with AI and rival services
Google has filed appeals in the EU's General Court against two Digital Markets Act rulings that would require it to give AI developers and search competitors access to its data, citing privacy and security risks.
Alphabet's Google has taken legal action against two EU mandates issued under the Digital Markets Act, seeking to block requirements that it share its Gemini AI model and search-data with competitors. The company contends that the orders would force the disclosure of users' private search histories without adequate anonymisation and would erode essential Android security protections. Appeals were filed on Monday with the General Court in Luxembourg, the EU's second-highest judicial body.
Google’s senior competition director, Oliver Bethell, warned that such forced sharing could cause irreversible harm to user privacy. The European Commission maintains that the rules include strong safeguards for privacy, device integrity and security. DuckDuckGo, a privacy-oriented search provider, supported the Commission’s framework, stating that the appeal merely buys time for Google.
Why it matters
The case could shape how European privacy rules apply to big tech's data sharing and AI development.
How the sides frame it
HIGH AGREEMENTBoth centrist and right-leaning coverage describe Google’s appeal against the EU Digital Markets Act orders, emphasizing the company’s claim that the mandates would damage user privacy and security, and noting the EU’s stated safeguards.
CENTER
Centrist coverage presents the story as Google’s legal challenge to EU rules, foregrounding the company’s warnings about irreversible privacy harm and security erosion while mentioning the EU’s claimed safeguards and support from a privacy-focused rival.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage presents the story as Google’s appeal against EU mandates, foregrounding the company’s warnings about privacy damage and security risks and noting the Commission’s aim to spur competition.
The right emphasises
- privacy harms
- security safeguards
- commission’s competition motive
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