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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The EU's €890 million penalty against Google for search manipulation and payment steering is catalysing a wave of private damages claims from European tech rivals, with German courts already awarding €465 million to Idealo and Italian firms seeking €2.97 billion, establishing a regulatory blueprint for antitrust action globally.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Adtech, and 4 sources have reported it.
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The EU just gave rivals a legal shortcut: they no longer prove Google abused its position, only that they lost money because it did. For any European tech company that competes with Google's specialised services, damages claims now move from speculative to mechanical calculation.
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