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Android Community June 9, 2021 To make good with the European Commission and to comply with the antitrust ruling against them back in 2018, Google had to give users a choice for their search engine, at least for those who will be setting up their Android devices in Europe. Upon further discussions with the Commission and feedback from users, they are now making some changes to the Choice Screen by adding more search providers to choose from. They are also making participation free for eligib...

Google’s search choice screen had virtually no effect on search market share, perhaps by design Auction participants say the model favors ad-heavy search engines and redirects their profits to Google. George Nguyen on February 17, 2021 at 8:00 am More Google’s search choice screen was introduced nearly a year ago. It was created as a way to appease the European Commission after it fined the company €4.3 billion (roughly $5 billion), the largest antitrust fine the commission has eve...