Google Algorithms Changes And Loss To Business

EDM number 866 in 2013-14, proposed by Angus MacNeil on 10/12/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Information technology, Internet and cybercrime and Small businesses.

That this House calls on search engine giant Google to be mindful of supporting small to medium business and reset their algorithms in such a way that small and medium-sized businesses who pay their taxes are not disadvantaged against large multi-national foot loose companies; and notes that some small businesses recently reported that changes by Google to algorithms have cut 30 per cent of internet hits and traffic to their sites, hitting sales and profits and potentially losing the Exchequer millions, if not more, in lost tax revenues and undermining jobs in the real economy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.