Google Revises EU Spam Policy to Address Antitrust Concerns Under Digital Markets Act
Alphabet's Google updated its spam policy in Europe to address concerns from the European Union that could have led to an antitrust fine under the Digital Markets Act. The policy change targets the practice known as parasite SEO, where third-party pages exploit host site ranking signals. From August 30, manual demotions of sites under this policy will no longer apply within the European Economic Area, including the EU countries, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein. The policy remains unchanged outside this region. The European Commission will monitor compliance with the revised policy.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (52/100). Lens Score 49/100.
Outlets measured: timesnow, economictimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 28 Aug, 05:43 am. Other outlets followed.
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