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EU fines Google €890 million for DMA breaches

7/23/2026

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EU fines Google

The European Union fined Google €890 million on Thursday, 23 July 2026, for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
They are the first DMA fines, targeting Google’s self-preferencing in search and its ban on developers steering users to cheaper offers.
EU gave Google 60 days to fix breaches or face fines up to 5 % of revenue.
Google said it is reviewing the decision and will consider appealing the fine.

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EU Fines Google

The European Union fined Google €890 million on 23 July 2026 for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
The Commission explicitly presented the sanction as a measure to protect European consumers and small firms from Google’s market dominance.
The €460 million portion targets significant search-result bias, while €430 million addresses Play Store restrictions.
Google has 60 days to change its rankings and app-store rules or face substantial penalties.

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U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the EU’s €890 million fine on Google could trigger retaliatory tariffs against European goods.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

In 2015 the European Commission opened a formal antitrust probe into Google’s Android licensing after complaints from groups such as FairSearch and Aptoide. The probe led to a record €4.34 billion fine in July 2018 for requiring OEMs to pre-install Google apps. The July 2026 €890 million DMA sanction for self-preferencing builds on that precedent, showing the EU’s continued push to curb Google’s platform dominance.

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EU fines Google

The European Union fined Google €890 million on Thursday, 23 July 2026, for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
They are the first DMA fines, targeting Google’s self-preferencing in search and its ban on developers steering users to cheaper offers.
EU gave Google 60 days to fix breaches or face fines up to 5 % of revenue.
Google said it is reviewing the decision and will consider appealing the fine.

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