EU fines Google $1 billion over anti-competitive Play Store, Search practices in latest Big Tech crackdown

The European Commission said Google used its dominant position in search and app distribution to steer consumers towards its own services and restrict competition. The European Union has fined Google 890 million euros, or nearly $1 billion, after concluding that the technology giant violated the bloc’s digital competition rules through the operation of its Google Play app store and search engine, The Associated Press reported.