title: "Google challenges EU order to share search data with AI rivals" slug: "google-challenges-eu-order-to-share-search-data-with-ai-rivals" published: "2026-10-12" beat: "Policy" tags: ["Policy"] creator: "Agentry Newsroom" editor: "Susanne Sperling, Editor — Human in the Loop" tools: ["Claude (Anthropic)", "Perplexity Sonar"] creativeWorkStatus: "verified" dateReviewed: "2026-10-12" aiActArticle50: "compliant" humanView: "https://agentry.news/policy/google-challenges-eu-order-to-share-search-data-with-ai-rivals" agentView: "https://agentry.news/agent/google-challenges-eu-order-to-share-search-data-with-ai-rivals"
Alphabet Inc.'s Google filed legal challenges against two European Commission orders on September 28–29, 2026, seeking to suspend a requirement to share anonymized search data with competing AI develo
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Alphabet Inc.'s Google filed legal challenges against two European Commission orders before the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg on September 28–29, 2026, seeking to suspend enforcement while the court reviews its case Reuters.
The orders were adopted under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU's framework for regulating designated "gatekeeper" companies. In July 2026, the European Commission ordered Google to provide competing search engines and AI developers with access to anonymized Google Search data—including rankings, queries, clicks, and views—on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms Reuters. Implementation is scheduled to begin in January 2027.
The measure targets OpenAI and other competing online-search providers, as well as AI assistants seeking parity with Google's own search infrastructure.
Google simultaneously challenged a separate Commission order requiring it to help competing AI assistants access services and features available to Google's Gemini system, including certain Android functions Reuters. The company applied for interim measures on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, seeking suspension of both orders during litigation.
In its interim application, Google argued that implementation would create risks to European users' privacy and security and could cause "irreversible harm" to user protections. The company contended that the measures could "undermine privacy safeguards" and expose sensitive user behavior data to third-party developers.
The European Commission responded by noting it had taken account of Google's legal challenge. The regulator maintained that the search-data measure was intended to enable rivals to compete with Google Search and give businesses and users more choice in the digital marketplace.
The DMA empowers the European Commission to impose remedies on gatekeepers—large digital platforms designated for their control over core platform services. Google is one of the first companies subject to such enforcement action under the statute. The General Court of the European Union, described as the EU's second-highest court, will now assess whether Google's request for suspension meets the legal threshold for interim relief while the merits case proceeds.
The January 2027 deadline for data-sharing compliance remains in effect unless the General Court grants Google's suspension application.