Alphabet's Google was fined a total of 890 million euro (US$1 billion) on Thursday for flouting European Union rules aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech, the European Commission said.However, the US tech giant is likely to avoid fresh fines as EU regulators lauded good progress in its ongoing efforts to comply with the landmark legislation.
The fines underscored Europe's determination to prevent Big Tech companies from thwarting rivals, defying US criticism and retaliatory tariff threats.
One fine of 460 million euro was handed out to Google by the European Commission under the Digital Markets Act for favoring its own services in shopping, hotels, transport and sports results in search results.
A second fine of 430 million euro targeted Google's restrictions on its app store Google Play preventing app developers from steering users free of charge to cheaper offers on rival app stores or websites.
Reuters was the first to report on both fines, which are the first for the US tech giant under the DMA but the fifth and sixth overall for anti-competitive practices, making for total penalties of 10.38 billion euro over nearly two decades.
