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EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1281357/eu-fines-google-eur890m-for-competition-breaches-over-search-and-apps
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1670
European Commission - European CommissionCommission fines Google €890 million for breaches of the Digital Markets ActToday, the European Commission took two decisions finding non-compliance by Google with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for self-preferencing its own services on Google Search, and for putting in place restrictions on businesses to direct consumers to alternative, often cheaper, purchase channels on Google Play (steering). In this regard, the Commission issued Google a fine of €460 million and a fine of €430 million respectively.