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The European Union (EU) has imposed another big fine on a US tech giant in defiance of warnings of reprisals from Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Google became the third tech giant slapped with massive Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines, ordered to pay more than $1 billion for two serious violations that the European Commission (EC) found went unchecked for way too long.
Alphabet’s Google was fined a total of €890 million ($1 billion) by the European Union for violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, in a decision that risks further inflaming tensions with US President Donald Trump.
The Manila Times on MSN
EU hits Google with $1B fine over its Play app store and search
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers towards its own services and apps to the detriment of competitors.
The European Union has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for breaching rules designed to promote competition in digital services, the first time the company has been penalized under the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA).