The European Commission has fined Google $1 billion. The European Commission said in a statement that Google had illegally used its search engine dominance to eliminate competition. The statement added that Google is being fined 890 million euros ($1 billion) for this. The move will increase trade tensions between the European Union and the United States as the Trump administration has warned of retaliatory measures and has called the EU’s trade policies ‘unfair’. According to a statement issued by the European Commission, Google has unfairly used its dominant search engine position to reach more people with its shopping, travel, games and other services. According to the statement, Google kept its services at the top while pushing rival services down in search results. The statement further stated that under the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act, technology companies cannot demonstrate such biased behavior with their services and must implement transparent, fair and non-discriminatory policies._x000D_
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The European Commission said that at the same time, Google has unfairly prevented developers from informing users about alternative payment options in the Google Play Store because this could reduce Google fees._x000D_
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This is also a violation of the Digital Marketing Act, which aims to prevent large technology companies from establishing a monopoly._x000D_
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According to the statement, Google will have to comply with the decision within 60 days or it could be fined further._x000D_
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On the other hand, Google said in a statement that the decision will harm European consumers._x000D_
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This is not the first time that the European Union has imposed a fine on Google._x000D_
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In 2018, the European Union fined Google $4.7 billion for its monopoly of the Android mobile operating system, and Google’s final appeal was also rejected._x000D_
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In 2017, Google was fined $2.8 billion for its monopoly in the search sector, and in 2024, Apple’s final appeal was also rejected.
