Google Asks EU Court to Suspend Search Data-Sharing Order

Google has asked the European Union’s General Court in Luxembourg to suspend a regulatory order requiring the company to provide qualifying competitors with access to certain Google Search data. The request for an interim suspension follows Google’s legal challenge to European Commission measures adopted under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which are intended to increase competition between Google and rival search services, including AI-powered search tools.

At the centre of the dispute is Article 6(11) of the DMA, which requires Google to make anonymised ranking, query, click and view data available to eligible third-party online search engines on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. The European Commission’s July decision established specific measures for Google to implement the requirement after a consultation and regulatory process that began earlier in 2026.

Google argues that complying with the order could create significant privacy and security risks for European users. The company has particularly raised concerns about search queries, saying they can contain highly personal information. Google is asking the court to grant interim relief while its broader legal challenge is considered.

The European Commission maintains that its measures include safeguards designed to protect the integrity and security of the relevant systems and the personal data of users. Under the EU framework, the data-sharing requirement is intended to give competing search engines and AI chatbots access to information that can help them develop and improve their own search services. The Commission has said it will defend its decisions before the court.

The dispute is part of a broader regulatory conflict between Google and EU authorities over how the Digital Markets Act should apply to major technology platforms and emerging AI services. Google has also challenged a separate EU measure concerning access to certain Android features by rival AI services. The court’s decision on Google’s request for an interim suspension will determine whether the search-data requirements are temporarily paused while the wider legal case continues.