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EU Fines Google $1B for Search, Play Store Antitrust Violations

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from 9to5Google ·

The European Union fined Google $1 billion for violating the Digital Markets Act by giving preferential treatment to its own services in Search and the Play Store. The penalty targets anticompetitive practices that stifle rival apps and search engines. Google plans to appeal the decision.

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The fine underscores the EU's aggressive enforcement of the DMA, but the real test is whether it will force meaningful changes to Google's platform dominance.
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