European Union: European Commission fined Alphabet EUR 430 million for restricting app developers' steering practices on Google Play in breach of Digital Markets Act
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European Commission fined Alphabet EUR 430 million for restricting app developers' steering practices on Google Play in breach of Digital Markets Act
On 23 July 2026, the European Commission adopted a decision finding that Alphabet breached Article 5(4) of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) through its steering rules on Google Play and imposed a fine of EUR 430 million on the company. Article 5(4) req…
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
2025-03-19
under investigation