Google has unveiled findings from a recent experiment where it removed news from search results for 1% of users across eight European markets for 2.5 months. The tech giant claims that the absence of news had no discernible impact on its advertising revenue, stating that publishers overestimate the value of their content. This test was conducted amid European copyright laws requiring compensation for news snippets. Google aims to leverage these results in negotiations with publishers, despite facing scrutiny and past antitrust fines in the region. Notably, the test excluded France due to legal concerns.