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Google hit with $1 billion fine for breaking EU antitrust rules

Google hit with $1 billion fine for breaking EU antitrust rules
The Verge Thursday 23 July 2026, 10:33 UTC By Dominic Preston 1 min read
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The European Union has fined Google's parent company Alphabet €890 million (about $1 billion) for two separate violations of the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA). One penalty is for giving its own products preferential treatment in search results, while the other is for blocking Android developers from sending users to alternate payment options. A €460 million fine has been issued to Google for giving preferential treatment to its own Shopping, Hotels, and Flights services in...

The European Union has fined Google's parent company Alphabet €890 million (about $1 billion) for two separate violations of the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA). One penalty is for giving its own products preferential treatment in search results, while the other is for blocking Android developers from sending users to alternate payment options.

A €460 million fine has been issued to Google for giving preferential treatment to its own Shopping, Hotels, and Flights services in Google Search results. The second €430 million penalty is for Play Store rules preventing developers from freely steering consumers to alternative mobile app systems.

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