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The European Commission has imposed €890 million in fines on Google for violating digital competition rules, with EU regulators signalling that further penalties are unlikely given the company's constructive compliance efforts.
Google is facing a cascade of damages claims across Europe following its record $1 billion fine under the Digital Markets Act. Smaller competitors now see an opening to pursue multi-billion-dollar lawsuits for years of alleged anti-competitive conduct.
The European Commission has imposed a €890 million fine on Google for abusing its search engine dominance to unfairly promote its own services over competitors, intensifying transatlantic trade frictions.
Twenty-five US Republican lawmakers have written to President Trump urging aggressive action against the EU's Digital Markets Act, suggesting trade investigations and threatening market access restrictions if Brussels does not quickly reverse course on its tech regulations.