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EU fines Google €890 million for violating digital market rules
The European Commission fined Google €890 million for violating the Digital Markets Act. The penalty comprises €460 million for self-preferencing in its search engine and €430 million for restricting alternative sales channels on Google Play.
The European Union has fined tech giant Google a record €890 million for breaching digital market rules. The European Commission's decision found that the company violated the Digital Markets Act in two distinct areas.
According to the Commission's statement, the first violation was Google systematically favoring its own services over rivals in search engine results. The second violation involved Google Play's app store preventing businesses distributing apps from directing consumers to cheaper alternative purchasing channels.
Google was fined a total of €890 million for these violations. The fine comprises €460 million for self-preferencing in its search engine and €430 million for the restrictions on Google Play. The Commission announced that the penalty amount was determined considering the severity and duration of the infringements.
The European Commission also demanded that Google immediately cease these violations. Accordingly, the company must treat third-party services in search results equally and without discrimination compared to its own services. Developers distributing apps through Google Play must be allowed to freely communicate and contract with users both inside and outside the store.
Google is expected to comply with the Commission's decisions within 60 days. If the company fails to meet this deadline, it could face daily fines of up to 5% of its global annual turnover.
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