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EU Fines Google €890 Million for Digital Markets Act Violations

7/26/2026

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Google Fined

The European Commission fined Alphabet’s Google €890 million on 23 July 2026 for breaching the EU Digital Markets Act.
The EU said the penalty protects European consumers by forcing services to compete on merit rather than ownership.
Teresa Ribera, the EU’s executive vice-president for competition, described the measure as decisive yet balanced, emphasizing merit-based competition.
The €460 million fine addressed travel-search bias, while €430 million fine addressed app-store steering limits.

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EU Fines Google

The European Commission fined Google €890 million on July 23 2026 for violating the EU Digital Markets Act.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the EU will pay a very big price for the illegal fine.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned the fine threatens transatlantic trade stability.
Kent Walker said compliance will strip real-time search features from Google.
Safety protections on Google Play would be dismantled, Walker said.

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Google’s global affairs president Kent Walker said complying with the EU fine would force the company to strip real-time search features and dismantle safety protections on Google Play.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Google Fined

The European Commission fined Alphabet’s Google €890 million on 23 July 2026 for breaching the EU Digital Markets Act.
The EU said the penalty protects European consumers by forcing services to compete on merit rather than ownership.
Teresa Ribera, the EU’s executive vice-president for competition, described the measure as decisive yet balanced, emphasizing merit-based competition.
The €460 million fine addressed travel-search bias, while €430 million fine addressed app-store steering limits.

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