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Alphabet Faces $1 Billion EU Fine Over Search and App Store Practices
◆ Published
23 July 2026
◆ Topic
regulatory
◆ Geography
◆ Source
◆ Verified
Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The EU fined Alphabet €890 million for violating the Digital Markets Act by giving Google Search and Play Store preferential treatment over competitors. Google has 60 days to comply or face penalties up to 5% of global annual revenue.
◆ The Wire takeaway
If you're building search, comparison shopping, or app discovery tools in Europe, Google just lost the right to bury you in its own results. You now have 60 days to call every customer Google displaced and tell them there's a regulated path to visibility again.
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◆ Topics
dma-compliance · search-neutrality · app-store-regulation · eu-enforcement · market-access