Each new multi-million euro fine on Google, Apple and Meta raises a blunt question for Europeans: are tougher rules on online giants worth the risk of higher US tariffs?
EU fined Google €890m for DMA breaches: search bias and app commissions, resisting Trump's threats. Tech leaders must factor compliance costs on digital services plus 50% US infrastructure tariffs into budget cycles as geopolitical risk turns structural.
The European Commission announced yesterday that it is fining Google €890m. The American tech giant has been found to be in breach of the EU’s competition rules.
A decision that is likely to irritate US president Donald Trump.
So, what should Europeans expect in return?
Google has been found to violate the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, or DMA.
Here’s why.
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