Google Search Data Alphabet asks EU court to suspend order to share data with OpenAI

Alphabet-owned Google has asked the EU’s General Court to temporarily suspend an order requiring it to share search data with OpenAI and other rival search providers, escalating its legal challenge to the bloc’s Big Tech rules.

The company said it had applied for an interim measure at the Luxembourg-based General Court, a day after filing a broader legal challenge against the European Commission’s decision.

The Commission adopted binding measures in July under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), requiring Google to provide eligible rival search engines, including AI chatbots with search functions, access to anonymised ranking, query, click and view data.

The EU says the measure is intended to give competitors access to data that Google collects at scale and help them develop competing search services. The Commission says the data-sharing framework includes safeguards designed to protect users’ personal information and security.

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Google has argued that the order could create serious risks for the privacy and security of European users. A company spokesperson said the request for interim measures was justified because the order could cause serious harm.

The company is challenging the wider EU regulatory framework aimed at limiting the market power of major technology platforms. Alphabet is among the companies designated as a digital “gatekeeper” under the DMA.

The Commission’s rules do not require Google to disclose its search algorithm or technology. Instead, the measures cover selected search data, including rankings, queries, clicks and views, subject to anonymisation and other restrictions.

Google’s request will now be considered by the EU court while its wider legal challenge proceeds. Filing the broader case does not itself suspend the Commission’s order; an interim measure would be needed to temporarily halt its implementation.

The dispute adds to growing tensions between Google and EU regulators over how the bloc’s competition rules should apply to dominant technology platforms.