Google Faces EU Scrutiny Over Search and Play Store Violations Under DMA
The EU accuses Google of breaching DMA rules by favoring its services in search and restricting Play Store developers.
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Google Faces EU Scrutiny Over Search and Play Store Violations Under DMA
Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by EU Commission enforcers of the bloc’s flagship market contestability law, who have been investigating the company for months. Image:Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants, Alphabet (Google’s parent) included. Aspects of Google’s business have been under investigation by the EU since March 2024, shortly after the regime came into force. Confirmed violations of the DMA can attract sanctions of up to 10% of global annual turnover, so the stakes are high for Google. However, it’s important to note that the EU has not reached a final conclusion on this probe as yet. The EU’s preliminary findings on Google are two-fold: One relates to Google Search, where Commission enforcers believe Google is breaching the DMA’s requirement not to treat its own services more favorably…
