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EU fines Google nearly $1 billion for Digital Markets Act violations
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23 July 2026
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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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◆ Topics
Enterprise Software · dma-compliance · search-bias · app-store-steering · eu-enforcement · platform-regulation