The EU is investigating Google's spam policy, but the Search giant says it 'risks harming millions of European users'

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What you need to know

• The European Commission is looking into whether Google's anti-spam policies in Search violate the Digital Markets Act.
• Publishers complained to the EU that Google's rules resulted in decreased revenue, so it opened an investigation.
• Google said the investigation is "misguided" and it "risks harming millions of European users."