The European Commission has pocketed more than $6 billion in big tech fines this month alone
EU regulators have fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for anti-competitive practices, days after the European Commission confirmed that it will use another €4.6 billion fine against the US tech giant to plug its budget deficit.
Two fines were handed down on Thursday by the European Commission. Google was fined €460 million for prioritizing its own services – such as shopping and travel deals – over those of rival companies in search results, in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. A second fine of €430 million punished Google for preventing app developers listed on the Google Play marketplace from steering users to cheaper offers on rival app stores.
“The DMA is to make sure we have a fair and level playing field,” EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said on Thursday. “With these decisions we want to make sure there is competition.”
Google, which now has 60 days to give its rivals equal prominence in search results, condemned the decision.
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