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The European Commission slapped Google with a €890 million fine for illegally leveraging its search engine dominance to unfairly promote its own services. The decision risks deepening US-EU trade hostilities as President Trump signals retaliatory measures against what he views as discriminatory regulation of American tech firms.
The European Union imposed a record €550 million fine on AliExpress for permitting illegal and counterfeit products to proliferate on its platform, marking the third major enforcement action under the bloc's Digital Services Act.
Google has capitulated in its battle with US courts, agreeing to allow third-party app stores to operate directly within its Play Store from mid-July, ending a months-long dispute over Android market access.
Switzerland's Competition Commission has opened a preliminary investigation into Google's decision to remove a feature allowing Android users to select their default search engine, a move not replicated elsewhere in Europe.
Nigeria's competition authority will investigate Meta, Alphabet, X and AI platforms over alleged anti-competitive practices and unauthorised use of news content, following complaints from media organisations.