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EU Slaps Google With €890 Million Fine, Triggering Trump Tariff Threats
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The EU fined Google €890 million for Digital Markets Act breaches (search manipulation and Google Play Store anticompetitive practices), prompting Trump to threaten Section 301 retaliatory tariffs and destabilising the year-old Turnberry trade agreement between the US and EU.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
If you build or sell software in Europe, the EU just proved it will fine dominant platforms €890 million for favouring their own services—and the US has signalled it will punish EU regulators for doing so. You're now caught between two superpowers with opposite rules, and compliance with one may trigger tariffs that kill your US market.
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