EU Imposes First DMA Penalty on Google, €890 Million for Self-Preferential Search

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The European Commission fined Google €890 million—the first enforcement under the Digital Markets Act—for giving its own services preferential treatment in search results and restricting app developers' ability to promote alternative offers; Google must comply within 60 days or risk penalties up to 5% of worldwide turnover, with the company signaling it may review or appeal the decision and noting concerns the DMA could degrade user experience.
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- EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps The Guardian
- EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search Yahoo Finance
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