First, a media company that runs a website with health-related information has filed a private lawsuit against Google and the German Ministry of Health over an info-box with health-related information that was sourced from the Ministry’s website and displayed on Google Search, reducing other health websites’ visitor numbers. In Germany, Google’s evolution has raised antitrust concerns. Less visitors means less advertising revenue. Other websites’ operators might, however, not be amused: the more information users find directly on Google, the less they will make their way to other websites. At the same time, it is to Google’s advantage, because users stay longer on Google, which can monetize the additional attention and time via advertising. This can be quite handy for users, who don’t even have to click anywhere else to find the information. This is what Google calls a knowledge panel, and it illustrates how Google search went from a simple search engine to a “full service provider” (a development that is well-explained he r e). When you are searching for the weather at your current location, all you need to do is visit and enter the search term “weather.” Google will do the rest for you: not only will it show you a number of websites linked to your search term, but-at the very top of the results-it will directly give you a nice weather graph for your location, including temperatures, precipitation, and wind for the following days. This has given rise to antitrust investigations and litigation in Germany. However, it can also harm competition because it gives Google the power to decide the success (or failure) of other websites by circumventing consumers’ choice. At first glance, this seems to benefit consumers.
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Google search is continuously evolving into a full service provider, directly selecting and presenting the information that we are looking for.
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