Google Testing Impact of E.U. News From SERPs

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Google Testing Impact of E.U. News From SERPs

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5:33 pm on Nov 13, 2024 (gmt 0)

Google is testing a "small, time-limited test in which we don't show results from EU-based news publishers in Google News, Search, and Discover."

This test will affect 1% of users in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain. We will continue to show results from other websites, including news publishers based outside the EU. We intend to use this test to assess how results from EU news publishers impact the search experience for our users and traffic to publishers.

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JonyDep

7:56 pm on Nov 14, 2024 (gmt 0)

Seems like Google is testing how removing EU-based news sources affects user experience and traffic. They're doing this with 1% of users in some EU countries. I’m curious to see what they find—could impact how we get our news in the future!