{"slug": "eu-google-hit-with-a-fine-of-890m", "title": "EU: Google Hit with a Fine of 890M", "summary": "The European Commission fined Google €890 million on Thursday for breaching the Digital Markets Act, with €460 million for promoting its own services in Google Search and €430 million for failing to allow app developers to inform users of cheaper alternatives on Google Play. Google has 60 days to comply or face further penalties. Google president Kent Walker criticized the decision, saying it harms everyday products and forces the removal of features like instant prices and availability for hotels, flights, and restaurants.", "body_md": "# EU: Google hit with a massive fine of 890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act\n\n## The European Commission has fined Google for anti-competitive practices relating to its search engine and app store, giving the company 60 days to comply or face further penalties\n\nFrom our correspondent [Beda Romano](https://argomenti.ilsole24ore.com/beda-romano.html)\n\n[Aggiungi Il Sole 24 Ore](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=ilsole24ore.com)\n\nai preferiti su Google\n\nai preferiti su Google\n\nBRUSSELS – The row between the European Union and the major digital multinationals continues unabated. Following the recent cases involving ** Temu** and\n\n**, the European Commission announced today, Thursday 23 July, two fines, this time against**\n\n[Meta](https://ntplusdiritto.ilsole24ore.com/art/digital-markets-act-meta-non-e-gatekeeper-intermediazione-on-line-marketplace-AI2WlHRD)**, totalling**[Google](https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/alphabet-l-intelligenza-artificiale-alimenta-l-attesa-i-conti-mountain-view-AJ0TNeS)\n\n**€890 million**. In both cases, the decision concerns breaches of the\n\n**Digital Markets Act**. The Californian company has 60 days to comply with the European regulation. Otherwise, it will be subject to periodic fines.\n\n## The two cases under scrutiny\n\nAccording to the DMA, Google is considered a *gatekeeper*, that is, a company large enough to have specific responsibilities in ensuring compliance with European regulations. **The first of the two cases concerns Google Search**. The search engine is accused by the European Commission of promoting its own services more prominently than those of its competitors when displaying internet search results. The fine imposed by Brussels amounts to **€460 million**.\n\nThe second issue is more complex, and **concerns Google Play**. [The rules of the DMA](https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/scatta-digital-markets-act-europeo-ecco-come-cambiano-servizi-big-tech-AFfBMCxC) stipulate that app developers may inform users of the existence of better and cheaper alternatives on the market, including on other websites. Google has failed to comply with this obligation, explains the European Commission in its decision. It should be noted that selling an app via Google Play often involves paying a commission to Google.\n\nIn this case, the fine imposed by Brussels amounts to **€430 million**, although the European Commission has acknowledged that, during its discussions with the US company, the latter proposed improvements and changes to Google Play. ‘The European Commission,’ reads the press release published today, ‘will monitor the implementation of these solutions, which represent substantial progress towards compliance.’\n\nGoogle’s response\n\nGoogle’s president, **Kent Walker**, made a very harsh comment: ‘The implementation of the DMA continues to harm everyday products. To comply, we are forced to remove real-time search features much loved by Europeans – such as instant prices and direct availability for hotels, flights and restaurants (...) This is not fair competition; it is a deterioration in the product driven by a small group of complainants with vested interests, at the expense of European businesses and consumers.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-google-hit-with-a-fine-of-890m", "canonical_source": "https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/eu-slaps-google-with-a-massive-fine-of-890-million-for-breaching-the-digital-markets-act-AJF2xGT", "published_at": "2026-07-23 11:04:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 11:22:36.495373+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["European Commission", "Google", "Digital Markets Act", "Google Search", "Google Play", "Kent Walker"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-google-hit-with-a-fine-of-890m", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-google-hit-with-a-fine-of-890m.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-google-hit-with-a-fine-of-890m.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-google-hit-with-a-fine-of-890m.jsonld"}}