Google challenges EU DMA orders on AI and search data access

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Google files legal challenges at the General Court against EU July orders requiring Gemini AI service access under the Digital Markets Act.
Google claims EU orders would force sharing of private search history and weaken Android security, risking irreversible harm to European users.
The European Commission and DuckDuckGo argue privacy safeguards are robust, highlighting a key legal battle over competitive access to search and AI services in the EU.

Legal challenge targets July competition orders

As reported by Reuters, Google has challenged two orders issued by EU antitrust regulators in July that require the company to help online search rivals and artificial intelligence developers use services available to its Gemini AI model under the Digital Markets Act.

The company files the challenges with Luxembourg-based General Court on Monday, escalating a clash with Brussels over how far the bloc's competition rules can force major technology platforms to open their systems to competitors.

Google says the measures would undermine privacy safeguards and security protections for European users. Oliver Bethell, the company's senior director of competition, says in a statement that the decisions would force Google to share private search history without sufficient anonymisation and weaken important security protections on Android.

Privacy arguments face pushback from regulators and rivals

The European Commission, which enforces the DMA, says the two measures contain robust safeguards to protect user privacy, device integrity and security. That sets up a direct conflict between the regulator's view of the rules and Google's argument that compliance would cause irreversible harm to users.

DuckDuckGo, the U.S.-based privacy-focused search company, backs the EU watchdog's position. A spokesperson says the anonymisation framework is robust and that the appeal only buys Google more time, underscoring how the case could shape competitive access to search and AI services across the region.

In our earlier coverage of Rep. Ro Khanna’s proposed Human Control Over AI Act, we outlined a push to set strict federal boundaries for frontier AI systems, including temporary bans on certain self-improving models until safeguards are approved. The proposal would create a dedicated oversight agency with licensing, audits, and security requirements, backed by strict liability and criminal penalties for unsafe or unauthorized deployment—highlighting how regulators are moving to impose tougher controls on AI development.

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