The pushback comes as the emboldened leaders of US tech companies, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, have been courting President-elect Donald Trump, with Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg urging him directly to combat EU regulatory enforcement.

Google has informed the EU that it will not comply with proposed requirements to integrate third-party fact-checking into Search and YouTube, as outlined in the EU's evolving Code of Practice on Disinformation.

Google won't start adding fact-checking to Search because of the EU, because apparently the current system is just fine.

After Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement that Meta will no longer fact check, Google is also sending a message to the European Union: The search giant is opting out of a new EU law that requires fact checks.

Google has reportedly conveyed to the European Union (EU) that it will not add fact-checking features to search results and YouTube videos. This clearly indicates that Google will not commit to implementing measures against misinformation as demanded by the EU.

Google announced its intention Thursday to flout European Union standards for digital fact-checking, opting not to build an internal department to moderate and verify YouTube content despite requirements from a new law.

The EU has also investigated Google’s approach to its Android operating system after several complaints were lodged about how their phones made it difficult for Google Play alternatives to be installed. The decision, written in 2018, fined Google a record of almost €5 billion .

Google has rejected the new European Union (EU) laws that require it to add fact-checking features to search results or YouTube.

The European Union is "reassessing" its investigations into big U.S. tech companies like Apple, Meta, and Google, claims Financial

Google will not be adding fact checks to its search results or YouTube videos in Europe, flouting an EU law that requires it

The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple , Meta and Alphabet's Google, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Google rejects EU's fact-checking requirements for search and YouTube, defying new disinformation rules. Google has reportedly told the EU it won’t add fact-checking to search results or YouTube videos, nor will it use fact-checks to influence rankings or remove content. This decision defies new EU rules aimed at tackling disinformation.