{"id":131,"date":"2020-10-27T14:05:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T13:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/2020\/10\/27\/request-for-trilateral-meeting-among-google-the-european-commission-and-alternative-search-engines-to-improve-search-preference-menu\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:10:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:10:43","slug":"request-for-trilateral-meeting-among-google-the-european-commission-and-alternative-search-engines-to-improve-search-preference-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/en\/2020\/10\/27\/request-for-trilateral-meeting-among-google-the-european-commission-and-alternative-search-engines-to-improve-search-preference-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Request for Trilateral Meeting among Google, the European Commission, and Alternative Search Engines to Improve Search Preference Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 27, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear Executive Vice President Vestager,<\/p>\n

We are companies operating search engines that compete against Google. As you know, we are deeply dissatisfied with the so-called remedy created by Google to address the adverse effects of its anticompetitive conduct in the Android case. We understand that Google regularly updates you regarding its pay-to-play auction, but it appears that you may not be receiving complete or accurate information.<\/p>\n

We are writing to request a trilateral meeting with your office, ourselves, and Google, with the goal of establishing an effective preference menu. Our respective designees could work in advance to create a tight agenda for this meeting to ensure it is productive and collaborative.<\/p>\n

We are heartfelt supporters of the Commission’s ambition to remediate entrenched Google competition harms. We are asking to put these intentions into practice now, making full use of your existing tools.<\/p>\n

Thank you in advance for your consideration.<\/p>\n

Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n

SIGNATORIES<\/em><\/h3>\n

DuckDuckGo<\/strong> – United States
\nEcosia<\/strong> – Germany
\nLilo<\/strong> – France
\nQwant<\/strong> – France
\nSeznam.cz<\/strong> – Czech Republic<\/p>\n

Photo : (Bruxelles – Commission Europ\u00e9enne \/ Berlaymont, CC by 2.0 Fred Romero https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/129231073@N06\/23191436909\/<\/a> )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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