
EU Fines Google €890m Over Search and App Store Breaches
The European Commission says the tech giant violated the Digital Markets Act by giving unfair priority to its own services and restricting app developers’ pricing options.

The European Commission says the tech giant violated the Digital Markets Act by giving unfair priority to its own services and restricting app developers’ pricing options.

The initiative raises uncomfortable questions for Brussels, which presents itself as a defender of rights abroad while regulating online platforms at home.

In an interview, Ribera also argued that Europe’s regulatory autonomy is at risk if the EPP-driven push for deregulation advances.

DMA, Apple says, is having the opposite effects of what regulators promised.

Brussels’ ex-digital commissioner declines to defend the Digital Services Act as Congress investigates its threat to free speech.

Free speech advocates in Europe are getting support from the U.S. administration in fighting the EU’s attempts at limiting online expression.

Even sources from the Commission acknowledged that the EU’s Digital Markets Act is a double-edged sword, as it could be used for political purposes.

U.S. tech giants are in the crosshairs of a Europe that regulates what it cannot compete with.