Europe hits Google with $1 billion fine for boxing-out rivals

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The EU fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for violating the Digital Markets Act by abusing its search dominance to favor Google's own services over competitors' and blocking alternative payment methods on Google Play. Google must comply within 60 days or face penalties up to 5% of global turnover.