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Google Fined Over $1B by EU, Given 60 Days to Comply
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Fusion42 · 26 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The EU fined Google €890M for DMA violations in Search (preferential ranking of own services) and Google Play (blocking app developers from steering users to cheaper alternatives), with a 60-day compliance deadline and potential penalties up to 5% of global turnover for non-compliance.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Adtech and Enterprise Software, and 40 sources have reported it between 23 Jul 2026 and 29 Jul 2026.
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If you build app discovery, comparison shopping, or hotel/flight search tools competing with Google's owned services, you now have enforceable proof that preferential ranking is illegal in Europe—Google's forced changes open a 60-day window to capture users they've been burying. The same logic applies to any developer locked out of promotion inside Google Play: you have regulatory cover to tell users how to find you cheaper outside the store.
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40 sources · first reported 23 Jul 2026 · latest 29 Jul 2026
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