The European Union fines Google a total of €890 million (about US$1 billion), a decision issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act. Multiple outlets report the penalty includes two separate components. The European Commission orders €460 million for practices related to Google Search, including illegally favouring Google’s own services—such as Google Flights or Google Hotels—over rival services in search results. A second €430 million fine is imposed for conduct involving Google Play and app distribution, where Google did not allow developers to present users with offers free of charge outside the Google Play store. The Commission says Google must end the non-compliant practices immediately. Several reports also note the timing and broader diplomatic context, saying the ruling comes amid sensitivities between the EU and the United States and could escalate tensions with US leadership. One outlet mentions the decision occurs days before the first anniversary of a tariff deal between Washington and Brussels that aimed to reduce trade frictions.
EU fines Google €890 million for Digital Markets Act breaches
The European Union fines Google a total of €890 million (about US$1 billion), a decision issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act. Multiple outlets report the penalty includes two separate componen...
- The EU imposes total fines of €890 million (about US$1 billion) on Google under the Digital Markets Act.
- The Commission orders €460 million for favouring Google’s own services over competitors in search results.
- The Commission orders €430 million related to restrictions on app developers showing users offers free of charge outside the Google Play store.
- The European Commission orders Google to stop the practices immediately.
- Outlets report the decision could heighten tensions between the EU and the United States.
The European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million ($1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.
59 minutes agoThe European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million ($1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.
59 minutes agoGoogle faces an €890 million fine from the European Union for breaking digital market rules. The company promoted its own services over competitors on Google Search. Google also restricted app developers from directing customers to cheaper purchase channels. These actions violated the Digital Markets Act, impacting businesses and consumers. The European Commission ordered Google to end these non-compliant practices immediately.
1 hour agoThe fines come just days before the first anniversary of a tariff deal struck between Washington and Brussels that eased trade frictions.
3 hours agoThe European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million (US$1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States. The EU fined the US giant €460 million for illegally favouring the company’s own services – for example, Google Flights or Google Hotels – over rivals in search results. The second fine worth €430 million was because Google did not allow app developers to show consumers offers, free of charge, outside its Google Play store, the European...
3 hours agoAlphabet Inc.’s Google was fined a total of €890 million ($1 billion) by the European Union for violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, in a decision that risks further inflaming tensions with US President Donald Trump.
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