EU Plans Multi-Million Euro Fines for Google Over Regulatory Violations
The European Commission is set to impose fines totaling hundreds of millions of euros on Google for a series of alleged violations. The decisions, stemming from breaches of the Digital Markets Act, are expected to be announced within the next week.
The European Commission is preparing to announce fines against Google amounting to hundreds of millions of euros for multiple alleged breaches of regulations. The announcements are expected within the coming week, according to reports.
The penalties are linked to Google's alleged non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Specific accusations include favoring Google's own services in search results over competitors and hindering app developers from directing users to external app stores.
Google faces the risk of further periodic fines if it fails to comply with the DMA's requirements within 60 days. The EU will also decide this week whether Google must grant third-party search engines access to its search data, including ranking, query, and click information.
These potential fines come amidst broader efforts by the EU to regulate the operations of major technology companies within its digital markets. Google has previously faced scrutiny and penalties from EU regulators on competition grounds.