European Union: Announced European Commission investigation into Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play compliance with Digital Markets Act

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Announced European Commission investigation into Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play compliance with Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Alphabet concerning its compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in relation to the rules on steering in its app store, Google Play. The investigation concerns Article 5(…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2024-03-25
under deliberation

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Alphabet concerning its c…

2025-03-19
under investigation

On 19 March 2025, the European Commission adopted a preliminary report with findings on Alphabet's …