EU Orders Google to Share Data, Access to Competitors
Is this leveling the playing field for Europeans or putting their data and security at risk?
Above: The Google logo displayed on a smartphone in front of an EU flag in Brussels in September 2025. Image credit: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Europe narrative
The EU's Digital Markets Act is doing exactly what it should: leveling an unfair playing field that Google has tilted for years. Forcing Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI assistants gives Europeans real choices instead of a Google-curated experience. From now on, competitors finally get a fair shot at building innovative, privacy-focused alternatives.
Opposition narrative
These EU rulings put millions of Europeans' private data at risk by forcing Google to hand sensitive search information to unfamiliar companies without proper anonymization or user consent. Once again, the EU is leaching off of U.S. success to compensate for a stagnant economy lacking an innovative tech sector.