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The American IT giant, at the request of AZRK, introduced a search engine selection window on mobile devices with the Android operating system.
Previously, the Kazakh regulator sent notices to Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Google Commerce Limited about signs of abuse of dominant position.
As part of its compliance, Google has implemented a two-factor “unskippable” search engine selection window that appears the first time you launch Chrome after updating it.
As of June 1, 2024, the updated search engine selection window has been demonstrated on more than 4.8 million Android mobile devices. As a result of this, 82.95% of users chose Google, and 17.04% chose Yandex.
This is the first time that a large transnational company located outside the jurisdiction of the Republic of Kazakhstan has complied with such a requirement, AZRK notes.
In EU countries, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, search engine selection screens have also been introduced at the request of regulatory authorities.
This aims to promote competition in the search engine market and provide users with the opportunity to choose their preferred search engine.
This step can be regarded as the company’s willingness to cooperate with regulators to ensure fair competition and protect the interests of users.
It is expected that the number of devices on which the selection window will be shown will continue to grow, and users will be able to make free choice of search engine.
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Previously, the Kazakh regulator sent notices to Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Google Commerce Limited about signs of abuse of dominant position.
As part of its compliance, Google has implemented a two-factor “unskippable” search engine selection window that appears the first time you launch Chrome after updating it.
As of June 1, 2024, the updated search engine selection window has been demonstrated on more than 4.8 million Android mobile devices. As a result of this, 82.95% of users chose Google, and 17.04% chose Yandex.
This is the first time that a large transnational company located outside the jurisdiction of the Republic of Kazakhstan has complied with such a requirement, AZRK notes.
In EU countries, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, search engine selection screens have also been introduced at the request of regulatory authorities.
This aims to promote competition in the search engine market and provide users with the opportunity to choose their preferred search engine.
This step can be regarded as the company’s willingness to cooperate with regulators to ensure fair competition and protect the interests of users.
It is expected that the number of devices on which the selection window will be shown will continue to grow, and users will be able to make free choice of search engine.
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