The European Commission has fined Alphabet's Google a total of €890 million (approximately $1 billion) for two separate breaches of the Digital Markets Act, marking the first major enforcement action against the company under the EU's new digital competition rules. The Commission split the penalty into a €460 million fine for self-preferencing in Google Search — where regulators found the company gave preferential placement to its own shopping, hotels, transport and sports re
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Google fined €890m by EU under Digital Markets Act
The European Commission fined Alphabet's Google €890 million for self-preferencing in Search and blocking alternative payments on Google Play, drawing a tariff threat from the Trump administration.
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