The European Union on Thursday hit Alphabet's Google with fines totaling 890 million euros ($1 billion), in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.
The EU fined the U.S. tech giant 460 million euros for illegally favoring its own services – such as Google Flights and Google Hotels – over rivals in search results.
A second fine of 430 million euros was levied because Google barred app developers from showing consumers offers, free of charge, outside the app store Google Play, the European Commission said in a statement.
The fines underscored Europe's determination to prevent Big Tech companies from thwarting rivals, defying U.S. criticism and retaliatory tariff threats.
"After this decision, we want to make sure that there is more competition and also other companies are able to innovate," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.
