Google conducts test to observe impact of removing news from EU outlets

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will be running a test in which they will not show results on its News, Search, and Discover platforms from EU-based news publishers, the tech giant said in a blogpost Wednesday.

The company expects “the small, time-limited test” to affect 1% of users in the European countries of Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. It will continue to show results from other websites, including news publishers based outside the EU.

“We intend to use this test to assess how results from EU news publishers impact the search experience for our users and traffic to publishers,” Google said. “Regulators and publishers have asked for additional data about the effect of news content in Search on people’s use of our products.”

The test is part of the Extended News Previews in Europe and complies with Article 15 of the European Copyright Directive (EUCD).

Payments to news publishers under the EUCD will not be impacted while the test is taking place, the company said.