{"id":4901,"date":"2026-07-23T14:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/google-fined-e890m-by-eu-for-favouring-its-own-apps-over-rivals\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:22:14","slug":"google-fined-e890m-by-eu-for-favouring-its-own-apps-over-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/google-fined-e890m-by-eu-for-favouring-its-own-apps-over-rivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Google fined \u20ac890m by EU for favouring its own apps over rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google fined \u20ac890m by EU for favouring its own apps over rivals<\/p>\n<div data-block=\"headline\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-usmnse-Spacer e1aon0op0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper 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role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"byline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"single-byline\" class=\"ssrcss-sevsa1-ContributorContainer ee66fvo3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dt4z-ContributorInfo ee66fvo0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-nsjd43-TextContributorName epw3ir01\">Shiona McCallum<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dqo7s5-ContributorDetails ee66fvo2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1m5444d-Text ee66fvo4\">Senior technology reporter <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"metadata\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"metadata\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-9tw7r1-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10q9h22-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li 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EU&#8217;s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a landmark law aimed at curbing the power of the world&#8217;s biggest tech companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Commission argued Google&#8217;s practices limited consumer choice and gave its own services an unfair advantage over rivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But the firm criticised the decision, arguing the EU&#8217;s requirements could damage services used by millions of European customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;To comply, we are having to strip away real-time Search features Europeans love &#8211; like instant pricing and direct availability for hotels, flights and restaurants &#8211; and dismantle safety protections on Google Play,&#8221; said Google&#8217;s president of global affairs Kent Walker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This isn&#8217;t fair competition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">EU officials rejected that argument, saying the measures are necessary to prevent dominant platforms from disadvantaging rivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The total fine handed down to Google comprises of two separate breaches of the DMA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The European Commission imposed a \u20ac460m penalty after finding Google favoured its own services for helping people book flights and hotels over competitors in search results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And it gave the firm a further \u20ac430m fine due to its Play Store rules, with regulators saying it didn&#8217;t allow people to be shown cheaper offers available outside Google&#8217;s own marketplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"links\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div spacing=\"4\" class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack 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