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EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
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Google has been fined a total of €890m (£760m) by the EU for breaches of online competition laws by its search and app store services.
Key facts
- Google has been fined a total of €890m (£760m) by the EU for breaches of online competition laws by its search and app store services
- Max von Thun, director of the Open Markets Institute Europe thinktank, said the fines were the “bare minimum” for a company that made revenues of over $400bn last year
- The decision to impose the fine risks the ire of Donald Trump, only hours before a series of temporary global tariffs against about 60 countries expires
- The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Google had broken the Digital Markets Act by giving priority to its own services, such as shopping and hotel deals, in search results
Summary
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Google had broken the Digital Markets Act by giving priority to its own services, such as shopping and hotel deals, in search results over those of its rivals. It also infringed the DMA by preventing app developers from steering consumers towards cheaper offers, including for subscriptions, on websites or alternative app stores. It noted that Google had already started testing changes to how it displayed search results featuring its own services. Consumers would be direct beneficiaries of the decision by the EU, a senior official said.