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The UK's Regulatory Move The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog has ordered Google to provide greater transparency on how its search rankings work, as part of new rules addressing concerns over the US tech giant’s dominance in the sector. Key Requirements for Google The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday said Google must rank organic search results using objective criteria, increase transparency around rankings, introduce clearer complaint processes and allow users to transfer their search data to authorised third parties. The Data Analysis Google has six months to implement the fair ranking requirement. Google has three months for the data portability requirement. Google accounts for more than 90 percent of UK search queries. The Impact Analysis CMA Executive Director Digital Markets Will Hayter said that “step by step, we’re ensuring that Google’s search services work better for businesses and consumers across the UK.” “Search is a vital gateway for businesses in the UK to reach customers, and clearer, predictable and more transparent ranking systems could give them greater scope to expand and invest,” Hayter said. The Prediction The new measures build on existing requirements announced by the regulator earlier this month, which enable publishers to prevent their content from being used to power Google’s AI features. The CMA designated Google with “strategic market status” last year, subjecting it to special requirements under new targeted measures focused on technology giants.