Alphabet Unit Google is set to be charged with breaching Its rivals, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The move by the european commission comes amid tensions with us president Donald Trump Who has sided with us tech giats lobbying against eu regulations and criticising fines as a form of tariff. That has in turns triggered concerns that the eu watchdog may ease up on big tech.
The European Commission has been investigated Google for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act Since March Last Year.
One Probe Focuses on Whindle Google Favors its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels Over Rivals, and Whinder It Discriminetes AGIINST THIR DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THIR SIRVICES on Google search results.
The Imminent Charges Concerned this issue, the people said.
The eu competition watchdog declined to comment. Google referred to a December blog post by its director, emea competition, Oliver beth, who said the company is working to find a balanced solution with the commission.
Beethell Said more changes in Google’s search result format to appease rivals Cold Result in the Removal of Certain Helpful FEATURES.
The us tech giant has in recent months announced a series of changes to search result formats in a bid to address conflicting demands from price-commerce-commerce sites, hotels, airlines and small returns. The majority of them has dismissed the proposals as not DMA-Compliant.
EU Antitrust Regulators are also not happy with google’s threat to bring back blue links in search results if it cannot Resolve Rivals ‘Demands’ Demands, One of the Sources Said.
The DMA Prohibits Google from Favouring Its Own Products and Services on its its platforms or face fines of as much as much as 10 percent of its global annual revenue.
The Dma Charges are likely to be sent to google following decisions in the coming months into separe in investigations Apple and Meta PlatformsWhich are more advanced, one of the sources said.
The other DMA Investigation Into Google Takes AIM at Potential Limitations that HINDER App developers from informing users about offers Outside the Google App Store free of charge.
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