# Google slapped with $1 billion fine for violating EU’s antitrust legislation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/google-slapped-with-1-billion-fine-for-violating-eus-antitrust-legislation/
- Published: 2026-07-23T15:35:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T22:57:48+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/google-slapped-with-usd1-billion-fine-for-violating-eus-antitrust-legislation/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- EU fines Google €890 million for Digital Markets Act breaches.
- Search self-preferencing and Play payment restrictions prompted the penalties.
- Google has 60 days to comply or face further fines.

## Summary

The European Commission has fined Google €890 million (about $1 billion) for two breaches of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The case matters because it targets how Google promotes its own services in search results and how it restricts app developers’ ability to direct customers to other payment options, potentially affecting consumer choice and competition.

The €460 million penalty concerns alleged self-preferencing in Google Search, while €430 million relates to “steering” restrictions in Google Play. Google has 60 days to remedy the issues or could face further penalties of up to 5% of its global turnover; it has begun testing changes to Search, shopping-related content, AI Overviews and AI Mode.

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