The platform may also have breached the DSA when it comes to transparency because it did not clearly label as ads those listings whose providers paid for a higher ranking in search results shown to users.
The investigation will focus on the following areas:
- Fraudulent and non-compliant listings on Booking.com
- Phishing scams exploiting Booking.com's reservation and guest data
- Paid-for boosted listings not clearly identifiable as advertisements
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