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Google fined €460 million over self-preferencing Search and  €430 over Google Play

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Google fined €460 million over self-preferencing Search and  €430 over Google Play

The European Commission announced two fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) against Google, one for Google Search and the other for Google Play. The total fine comes out to €890 million, which is just over $1 billion in US dollars. Google Search fine. The EU fined Google €460 million over its anti-competitive practices with Google Search. The commission wrote: “The Commission found that Google gives preferential treatment to its own services, including shopping, hotels, transport and sports results, over those of third parties in Google Search, thereby breaching its obligations under the DMA.” “Google displays its own services more…

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