EU fines Google €890 million over competition rules
- The European Union has imposed fines of €890 million ($1.015 billion) on US tech giant Google for violating EU digital regulations.
- The European Commission said it found that Google had preferenced its search engine and app store in ways that unfairly harmed competition.
- "We found that Google harms businesses offering similar services, such as shopping or sports, by not granting them the same level of prominence on Google Search," said European Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen.
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- The European Union has imposed fines of €890 million ($1.015 billion) on US tech giant Google for violating EU digital regulations.
- The European Commission said it found that Google had preferenced its search engine and app store in ways that unfairly harmed competition.
- "We found that Google harms businesses offering similar services, such as shopping or sports, by not granting them the same level of prominence on Google Search," said European Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen.
Sources: DW