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EU fines Google $1 billion under landmark Digital Markets Act
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23 July 2026
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regulatory
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The EU has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) under the Digital Markets Act for favouring its own services in search results and preventing app developers from steering users to cheaper alternatives. This is the first DMA penalty against Google and signals the EU will enforce fair competition rules, with Google given 60 days to comply and no daily penalties expected if it demonstrates genuine progress.
◆ The Wire takeaway
If you sell anything through Google Search or Play Store in Europe, Google now has 60 days to treat you equally with its own products - and the Commission will enforce it. This opens a window to win users and traffic you've been losing to Google's self-preferencing; document every instance where Google ranked its own service above yours, because that evidence is now a compliance liability for them.
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◆ Topics
digital-markets-act · eu-antitrust · search-bias · app-store-fairness · big-tech-regulation