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Google Search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU
Google Search and its Play Store mobile app marketplace are suspected of breaching of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary
The EU has previously targeted Apple over unfair steering rules — fining the iPhone giant €1.84BN a year ago following a long-running competition investigation of the music streaming market on iOS which predated the DMA. “In the first case, our preliminary view is that Alphabet is in breach of the Digital Markets Act by favouring its own products on the Google Search results page, which means suppliers and competitors do not benefit from fair ranking practices. “Similarly, if we can’t charge reasonable fees to support the ongoing development of Android and the Play services we offer, then we can’t invest in an open platform that powers billions of phones around the world, helping not just those who can afford to spend 1000 Euros on the latest premium model.”
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