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The ACCC's investigation of Google search explained

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On the surface, the ACCC's Digital Platforms Inquiry into how Google shapes the news we read revealed that things are more or less as they should be.

The top-ranking Google search results that turned up in the ACCC's investigation, featuring stories from publishers such as The Australian Financial Review, the ABC, News Corp and The Sydney Morning Herald, came from broadly the same sources that have been regarded as authoritative for decades.

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John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/technology/the-acccs-investigation-of-google-search-explained-20181211-h18zcu