The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in S…

The European Commission has levied a $1 billion penalty against Google over alleged competition law violations.

An EC investigation found that Google had abused its dominance in the European Union’s search and app store markets to funnel people toward its own apps and services, in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act.

The body has ordered Google to refrain from giving preferential…