EU hits Google with €900m fine for unfair search and app store practices

'The best products should succeed because they're better, not because they're owned by the company running the search engine,' said the EU's Teresa Ribera on today's decisions.

The EU fined the US giant 460 million euros for illegally favouring the company's own services -- for example, Google Flights or Google Hotels -- over rivals in search results.

It was the latest major crackdown on Big Tech by Brussels, which has led the world in reining in some of the world’s largest companies from Silicon Valley to Beijing.

European Commission hands out two fines to tech giant for favouring its own services in search results and restricting app developers on Google Play

The European Union has fined Google $1 billion for breaking digital antitrust regulations

Google has been fined by the European Union for breaking digital antitrust regulations, copping a $1.4 billion penalty over its Play app store and search.

The European Union has fined Google 890 million euros for antitrust violations. This action targets Google's practices on its search engine and Play Store. The EU stated these practices harmed competitors and consumer choice. Google criticized the fine, calling it product…

Brussels says tech giant used Google Play and Search to favour its own services, hurting competition.

At a tense moment for trans-Atlantic trade, the European Union accused Google of anti-competitive business practices.