- The European Commission fined Google €890 million for violating the Digital Markets Act through self-preferencing in search and restricting app developers.
- The penalty is split: €460 million for search self-preferencing and €430 million for Play Store restrictions.
- Google has 60 days to comply or face daily fines of up to 5% of Alphabet's global turnover.
- Google called the decision 'product degradation driven by self-serving complainants' and is weighing an appeal.
- The fine is less than one day of Alphabet's $1.1 billion daily revenue, underscoring that penalties are small relative to Big Tech earnings.
- Regulators emphasize that fines alone are insufficient; structural changes are needed to restore fairness and protect user data.