The EU just fined Google $1 billion for favoring its own services in search and Play Store

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New Tariffs Incoming: European authorities designated Google as a "gatekeeper" in 2023, requiring the US corporation to address its anti-competitive practices in the online search market. Now, the EU has begun imposing financial penalties on the company because Google is still allegedly abusing its dominant position in search to promote its own services.ces.

The European Commission has announced two new fines against Google totaling $1 billion. The EU's executive body penalized the Alphabet corporation for violating rules contained in the Digital Markets Act, which imposes tighter regulations on organizations designated as "gatekeepers" in specific markets, such as online search.

In particular, the EC fined Google €460 million for one violation and €430 million for another, citing two major breaches of the DMA. Mountain View was "caught" favoring its own services through the Google Search platform and restricting third-party app developers from offering customers better commercial deals through the Google Play Store.