The European Union has fined Google $1 billion for breaking digital antitrust regulations
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The European Union has fined Google $1 billion for breaking digital antitrust regulations
Alphabet Inc.’s Google was fined a total of €890 million ($1 billion) by the European Union for violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, in a decision that has inflamed tensions with US President Donald Trump’s administration. At a tense moment for trans-Atlantic trade, the European Union accused Google of anti-competitive business practices.
Bloomberg reported the story as "Google Fined €890 Million by EU Over Search, Play Store Breaches." The Independent reported the story as "EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search."
3 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, The New York Times and Bloomberg. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 10 hours ago.
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