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EU fines Google nearly $1 billion for Digital Markets Act violations

Published

23 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Enterprise Software

Geography

Europe

Source

Read at thehill.com

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Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

The EU fined Google €890m ($1B) for Digital Markets Act violations: improperly favouring its own products in search results and blocking app developers from steering users to alternative app stores. Google has begun testing compliance changes but disputes the regulator's interpretation of fair competition.

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The Wire takeaway

If you sell apps or services in Europe, you've just won the right to tell your customers where to buy. Google must let you point users away from its app store and its search results; enforcement is live and fines are real. That open door closes if you don't move—competing app stores and payment processors now have legal cover to acquire your users directly.

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Enterprise Software · dma-compliance · search-bias · app-store-steering · eu-enforcement · platform-regulation