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• The European Union has fined Google €890 million for violating Big Tech regulations regarding search rankings and app store policies. • A specific €430 million penalty targets the Android Play Store for restricting developers from informing users about cheaper external offers and charging illegal steering fees. • The ruling forces the U.S. search giant to overhaul how it ranks competitors in search results and how it manages its app ecosystem to ensure fair competition.

Firm told to treat third-party services that appear in its results in ‘fair and non-discriminatory manner’Google has been fined a total of €890m (£760m) by the EU for breaches of online competition laws by its search and app store services.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. Continue reading...