EU fines Google US$1 billion, risking US fury

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-23 · 10:32 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The European Union has fined Google a total of €890 million (US$1 billion) for two separate antitrust violations. The first fine, amounting to €460 million, was imposed because Google illegally prioritized its own services, such as Google Flights and Google Hotels, in search results over those of competitors. The second fine, for €430 million, was levied because Google prevented app developers from offering consumers deals outside of its Google Play store without charge. These decisions were announced by the European Commission and could potentially increase tensions with the United States.

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The EU fined Google €430 million for restricting app developers from offering alternatives outside the Google Play store.

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The EU fined Google €460 million for illegally favoring its own services in search results.

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The European Union fined Google €890 million (US$1 billion).

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The EU's decision risks escalating tensions with the United States.

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The European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million (US$1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.The EU fined the US giant €460 million for illegally favouring the company’s own services – for example, Google-flights" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="170011" data-entity-type="organization">Google Flights or Google-hotels" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="170012" data-entity-type="organization">Google Hotels – over rivals in search results.The second fine worth €430 million was because Google did not allow app developers to show consumers offers, free of charge, outside its Google-play" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="61894" data-entity-type="organization">Google Play store, the European Commission said in a statement.

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