[Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over Alleged Downgrading of News Search Results] Jin10 News, November 13 – According to U.S. media reports, Google is under investigation by EU antitrust regulators following concerns that it unfairly downgraded certain news search results. This investigation could subject Google to an additional €9.5 billion EU fine and worsen its strained relations with the Trump administration. The European Commission stated on Thursday that it suspects Google may have violated the EU's Digital Markets Act by lowering the ranking of search results for publishers' websites when they contain content from commercial partners. EU Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera said in a statement: 'We will investigate to ensure that news publishers do not lose critical revenue at a time when the industry is facing challenges.' Google Search Chief Scientist Pandu Nayak responded that the EU's investigation into Google's so-called anti-spam efforts is 'completely wrong and could harm millions of European users.' The company argued that its policies are necessary to prevent paid third-party materials on publishers' websites from ranking higher in search results than they should.