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EU Fines Alphabet Nearly $1 Billion Over Google Search and App Store Practices
The European Union has imposed roughly $1 billion in penalties on Google's parent company Alphabet for two violations of its Digital Markets Act, citing preferential search rankings and restricted payment options for Android developers.
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