Source: Fortune
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The European Union has fined Google 890 million euros ($1 billion) for violating digital antitrust regulations by promoting its own services and apps through Google Play and its search engine, harming competitors. This is the latest crackdown on Big Tech by the EU, despite potential backlash from President Donald Trump. Google had previously lost an appeal against a $4.5 billion antitrust fine for its Android operating system. The European Commission says it acted in the interest of consumers, while Google’s President of Global Affairs Kent Walker criticized the fine as “product degradation” that will negatively impact European businesses and consumers.
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Google’s fine is the latest in a series of EU crackdowns on Big Tech, with the bloc’s executive branch and highest antitrust enforcer, the European Commission, taking a tough stance on companies like Google, Amazon, and Apple. Google’s President of Global Affairs Kent Walker blasted the fine, while the EU’s Executive Vice President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, said the decision was in the interest of consumers. Google’s revenue was $403 billion in 2025. The EU’s Digital Markets Act is forcing Google to “strip away real-time search features Europeans love,” according to Walker.
Google’s response sounds like a familiar tune.
Author: Evan Null
