Dirk Auer on EU Rules for Google Search and Android AI

Dirk Auer July 20, 2026

Memeburn cited Dirk Auer, ICLE Director of Competition Policy, in a piece examining the European Commission’s decision to require Google to share search data and give rival AI assistants access to Android features. Dirk warned that the rules could lead Google to delay or limit Gemini features in Europe, leaving consumers with fewer capable AI services rather than greater choice. Read the full piece here.

Dirk Auer, director of competition policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, told Brussels Signal the pattern is predictable. Google’s rational response, he argued, will likely be to delay or degrade Gemini in Europe — just like Apple did with Siri.