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EU fines Google €890m for breaching Digital Markets Act

Published

24 July 2026

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regulatory

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Europe

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Read at nationaltechnology.co.uk

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The European Commission fined Google €890m for breaching the Digital Markets Act by ranking its own services above competitors in search results and preventing app developers from directing users to cheaper external offers. Google has 60 days to comply or face periodic penalties up to 5% of global turnover.

◆ The Wire takeaway

If you build products that compete with Google's owned services in search, travel, shopping or app distribution, you've just been handed a lever to demand equal ranking treatment — and Google must answer within 60 days. The DMA enforcement is real; the next question is whether similar rules are coming to your market.

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