{"id":1642747,"date":"2026-07-23T15:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/VZCLkTqNSLnicSbfDbJvAM"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:35:10","slug":"google-slapped-with-1-billion-fine-for-violating-eus-antitrust-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/google-slapped-with-1-billion-fine-for-violating-eus-antitrust-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Google slapped with $1 billion fine for violating EU’s antitrust legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The European Commission announced today it will fine a total of Google \u20ac890 million\u2014or about $1 billion\u2014for two violations of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The Search giant has 60 days to either address the violations or risk further penalty payments of “up to 5% of its total worldwide turnover” in the future.<\/p>\n

The Commission explained<\/a> it is fining Google for “self-preferencing its own services on Google Search, and for putting in place restrictions on businesses to direct consumers to alternative, often cheaper, purchase channels on Google Play (steering).” These two violations have resulted in a fine of \u20ac460 million and a fine of \u20ac430 million respectively.<\/p>\n

Google has already begun work to redress these DMA violations by beginning to test “changes to how it presents its own services on Google Search for free services such as shopping, hotels and flights.” <\/p>\n

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