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Google executive expresses regret over EU search quality reductions tied to Digital Markets Act

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Nick Fox, Google's SVP of Knowledge & Information, told an interviewer that EU regulations forced Google to reduce search quality in ways that made him feel "terrible" and "sad."

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In an interview with Pietro Valetto, Nick Fox stated that Google's compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act required the company to make what it describes as the biggest reduction in search quality in its 28-year history, an outcome he characterized as making him feel "terrible" and "sad."

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