The European Commission has fined Google a total of €890 million for violating the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The penalties include a €460 million fine over Google’s search practices and a €430 million fine related to restrictions imposed on app developers through Google Play.
According to the Commission, Google unlawfully gave preferential treatment to its own services, including shopping, hotels, transportation, and sports results, over those of competing providers in Google Search.
EU regulators also said Google restricted businesses from directing consumers to alternative purchasing channels, which can often offer lower prices than Google Play.
“The Commission found that Google gives preferential treatment to its own services… in breach of its obligations under the Digital Markets Act,” the Commission said in a statement, adding that digital platforms must apply “transparent, fair and non-discriminatory” conditions when ranking competing services.
