Google to pay $1 million in fine for misleading french hotel rankings| Oneindia News

Google has agreed to pay a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) after French authorities concluded the search engine displayed misleading rankings for French hotels. Previously, Google used the official source Atout France as well as input from other hotel-industry websites in its algorithm to rank hotels from one to five stars. After receiving complaints from hoteliers about Google's rankings, the French governments fraud and competition agency launched an investigation in 2019 and 2020.

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