EconomyPublished: 23 July 2026 at 17:36

European Commission Fines Google €890 Million for Unfair Competition

The European Commission has imposed a €890 million fine on Google for violating the EU Digital Markets Act by abusing its dominant position in search.

The European Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Google €890 million for breaching the European Union's Digital Markets Act. The Commission alleges that Google used its dominant position in the search engine market to steer users toward its own services while reducing the visibility of competitors' services in search results. This marks one of several major fines the Commission has issued against Google for anticompetitive practices.

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