EU fines Google €890M for competition breaches over search and apps

Google has been fined a total of €890 million by the EU for breaches of online competition laws by its search and app store services, Report informs.

The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, said Google had broken the Digital Markets Act by giving priority to its own services such as shopping and hotel deals in search results over those of its rivals.

It also infringed the DMA by preventing app developers from steering consumers towards cheaper offers on websites or alternative app stores.

Google has been fined €460 million for the search-related breach and €430 million for the app store violation.

The commission has ordered Google to treat third-party services that appear in its search results in a "fair and non-discriminatory manner" and allow app developers to make offers outside Google's app store.