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fromSan Jose Inside
9 hours ago

EU Fines Google $3.5B for Breaking Europe's Antitrust Laws

The European Union today fined Google roughly $3.5 billion for violating its competition laws, a move that risks escalating tensions with the Trump administration. The European Commission, the executive branch of the 27-nation bloc, said Google had breached antitrust laws by using its size and dominance to control the display advertising business, undercutting rivals. The European Union's aggressive regulation of the tech industry has been a major source of contention with the United States.
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fromIrish Independent
15 hours ago

Google fined almost 3bn by European Commission

The penalty risks inflaming tensions with US President Donald Trump Google has been fined almost €3bn by the European Union and ordered to stop fauvoring its own advertising technology services, in a move that risks further inflaming tensions with US President Donald Trump. The European Commission said that Google had abused its dominance by giving its own ad exchanges a competitive advantage over rivals, and that it must bring the practices to an end.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The EU surrendered to Trump over trade tariffs now it's in danger of capitulating again | Thierry Breton

EU must defend its DSA and DMA, uphold digital sovereignty, and resist external sanctions and pressures that seek to undermine democratic regulation of online platforms.
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fromComputerworld
1 week ago

US threat of sanctions on EU officials over tech law raises risks for enterprises

Washington targeting European regulators risks setting a precedent that undermines opposition to extraterritorial law and may prompt reciprocal tactics by other countries.
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