EU fines Google 890 million for favouring own services and restricting app developers

EU fines Google $1.02B over Digital Markets Act breaches The European Commission on Thursday fined Google €890 million ($1.02 billion) for breaching the European Unions Digital Markets Act, finding that the company favored its own services in search results and prevented developers from steering users toward cheaper alternatives outside the Play Store.

yenisafak · about 2 hours ago

Google hit with bare minimum EU fine for steering users to their services

bluesky_EUobserver · about 3 hours ago

Europe slaps Google with €890 mil. fine for prioritizing own services in search results The European Commission has slapped Google with two fines totalling €890 million for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

nltimes.nl · about 4 hours ago

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mastodon bot · about 4 hours ago

EUs Google fine risks triggering Trump as he gears up for more tariffsThe fine against the U.S. tech giant lands just as Washington prepares new duties that could put last years fragile trade truce to the test.  #News #Trump #EU #theUSSupremeCourt

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rtl nieuws · about 5 hours ago

Marktmacht: USA kritisieren Milliardenstrafe der EU gegen Google Der US-Handelsbeauftragte Greer missbilligt die Geldstrafe der EU. Die Google-Mutter Alphabet soll laut Urteil der Europäischen Kommission 890 Millionen Euro bezahlen.

die zeit · about 5 hours ago

Google-Strafe wird zu neuer Belastungsprobe Die EU-Kommission hat am Donnerstag wegen Wettbewerbsverstößen Strafen in Höhe von gesamt 890 Millionen Euro gegen den US-Tech-Riesen Google verhängt. Die Strafe basiert auf dem Digital Markets Act (DMA) der EU, der besondere Regeln für große Tech-Plattformen vorsieht. Die betroffenen US-Unternehmen und vor allem US-Präsident Donald Trump kritisierten das Gesetz mehrfach.

orf.at · about 6 hours ago

European Union risks US fury after hitting Google with fines of €890 million Trumps administration has repeatedly accused Brussels of targeting US tech firms and has threatened retaliatory tariffs.

thejournal · about 6 hours ago

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corriere · about 7 hours ago

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postimees · about 7 hours ago

Tech-Konzern: USA kritisieren EU-Milliardenstrafe gegen Google Die EU sanktioniert den US-Tech-Konzern unter ihrem neuen Digitalgesetz. Donald Trumps Handelsbeauftragter Greer reagiert deutlich auf die Entscheidung aus Brüssel.

handelsblatt · about 7 hours ago

EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search

gdeltproject.org · about 7 hours ago

EU hits Google with US$1 billion fine over its Play app store and search

gdeltproject.org · about 7 hours ago

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the next web · about 8 hours ago

EU fines Google $1B, escalating trade tensions with US

gdeltproject.org · about 8 hours ago

Europe just fined Google $1 billion, the day before Trump is expected to announce tariffs The European Commission fined Google the equivalent of about $1 billion Thursday for manipulating its search results to hurt competitors and blocking app developers from directing customers to cheaper deals outside its Play store.Why it matters: The penalty lands a day before the White House is expected to impose a new round of tariffs and follows a warning to the EU from U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to stop imposing fees on U.S. tech companies.Driving the news: The fine is just one half of Thursdays action. The commission also ordered Google to overhaul how it ranks rivals in Search and how it operates its Play store.These are the first penalties Google has faced under Europes Digital Markets Act, and the third against any company, after Apple and Meta last year.By the numbers: About $524 million of the fine was for Googles search violations and another $490 million for its Play store violations.The company has 60 days to comply.Between the lines: Brussels built an off-ramp into the decision. The European Commission called Googles proposed search changes "substantial progress towards compliance" and its Play changes "good progress."The commission also said it would "continue its dialogue" with Google about how the decision affects the tech giants AI Overviews and AI Mode.The fine print: Google must now treat third-party services "in a fair and non-discriminatory manner" in its search results.It also must allow app developers to "freely communicate, promote offers and conclude contracts with users" outside of the Google Play store.What theyre saying: "The best products should succeed because theyre better, not because theyre owned by the company running the search engine," Teresa Ribera, the commissions executive vice president for clean, just and competitive transition, said in a statement. European tech sovereignty chief Henna Virkkunen added: "Todays decisions send a clear message: we will not hesitate to use our tools."The other side: Google said the required changes would degrade its products and hurt European businesses and consumers."To comply, we are having to strip away real-time Search features Europeans love — like instant pricing and direct availability for hotels, flights and restaurants — and dismantle safety protections on Google Play," Kent Walker, Googles president of global affairs, said in a statement."This isnt fair competition; its product degradation driven by a small group of self-serving complainants." Friction point: White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Axios via email that President Trump has "unequivocally warned trading partners against imposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortion on Americas leading technology sector" and that the administration is committed to addressing these issues with trading partners.U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a statement, "This is in addition to two recent actions by the Commission under the Digital Markets Act that target Googles Android operating system and Search services that pose serious risks for the privacy and security of users, represent a de facto forced technology transfer and intellectual property theft, and impose unreasonable financial penalties."Flashback: The EU hit Google with a $3.5 billion antitrust fine last September for favoring its own ad-tech services — prompting Trump to threaten Europe with new tariffs then, too.A U.S. judge separately found that Google illegally monopolized online ad-tech markets.Earlier this month, the EUs top court upheld a separate $4.5 billion fine over Googles use of Android to cement its search dominance.Editors note: This story has been updated with additional details throughout.

axios · about 8 hours ago