The European Union is continuing its regulatory pressure on US-based tech giants. The European Commission found that Google violated the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and fined the company a total of €890 million.
According to the Commission, two separate violations were identified. The first was Google favoring its own services over rivals in its search engine. The second was preventing businesses distributing apps through the Google Play Store from directing users to alternative and cheaper purchase channels outside the store.
Separate fines were imposed for these violations. The total penalty reached €890 million, with €460 million for the first violation and €430 million for the second. The Commission announced that the fine amount was determined taking into account the severity and duration of the infringements.
The European Commission demanded that Google immediately end these violations. The company must treat third-party services in search results equally and without discrimination compared to its own services. Additionally, developers distributing apps through Google Play must be allowed to freely communicate and contract with users both inside and outside the store.
Google has 60 days to comply with the Commission's decisions. If it fails to make the necessary adjustments within this period, the company could face daily fines of up to 5% of its global annual turnover.