Prohibitions on self-preferencing
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(a) Self-Preferencing in search A covered platform shall not use its control over a general search engine, AI search, or search ads on a search access point to advantage its own services, products, or content, including through— (1) preferential placement, ranking, or display; (2) exclusive or preferential access to features, functionality, or data; (3) degradation of competitors or competing services, products, or content; or (4) user interface or user design experiences that systematically bias the general search engine, search ads, AI search, or generative AI products or services of the covered platform over those of competitors. (b) Self-Preferencing on other platforms A covered platform shall not use its ownership or control of browsers, operating systems, devices, or other products or services to preference the general search engine, AI search, or search ads products or services of the covered platform.