Europe targets Apple and Google in antitrust crackdown, risking fresh Trump tariff clash

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Google is likely to have broken new competition rules, while Apple is the first Big Tech firm to be ordered to comply in specific ways.

The EU’s executive body on Wednesday said Google parent Alphabet had almost certainly broken the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, a year-old competition rulebook for Big Tech, in multiple ways.

The second finding is about Google not allowing developers who distribute their Android apps through Google Play to tell customers about cheaper deals that they can get off Google’s platform, and to freely steer them there.

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Author / Journalist: David Meyer

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: Apple Big Tech Antitrust Meta Donald Trump Europe Google Fortune 500 Companies

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Published On: 2025-03-19 @ 16:45:08 (11 hours ago)

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