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"This court is not going to do that [breakup Google]."

"I think it's quite unlikely Google will be broken up."

"The doomsday scenario of a total [Google] break-up like AT&T in the 1980's does not seem likely."

The US' plan to break up Google is "a legal non-starter."

The proposed framework "goes well beyond the legal scope of the Court’s decision about Search distribution contracts."

"He [Trump] might want to punish them [the tech leaders] by forcing a [Google] breakup."

The DOJ "is intent in dismantling it [Google]."

Will Google Be Broken Up?

The European Commission fined Google a total of €890 million ($1.01 billion) on Thursday for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), with €460 million for self-preferencing in search results and €430 million for restricting app developers from directing users to cheaper alternatives.

The European Commission fined Google a total of €890 million ($1.01 billion) on Thursday for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), with €460 million for self-preferencing in search results and €430 million for restricting app developers from directing users to cheaper alternatives.

In a press release, the Commission claimed that Google displayed its own shopping, hotel, transport and sports services more prominently in search results — including at the top of results pages and through enhanced visuals — than third-party services, which it alleged were not given the same visibility.

In a press release, the Commission claimed that Google displayed its own shopping, hotel, transport and sports services more prominently in search results — including at the top of results pages and through enhanced visuals — than third-party services, which it alleged were not given the same visibility.

In addition, the U.S. tech giant was found to have prevented developers from communicating offers to users in channels of their choosing, such as third-party app stores, and to have charged steering-related fees beyond the levels permitted under the DMA.

In addition, the U.S. tech giant was found to have prevented developers from communicating offers to users in channels of their choosing, such as third-party app stores, and to have charged steering-related fees beyond the levels permitted under the DMA.

Consequently, the Commission ordered Google to treat third-party services on its search engine in a "fair and non-discriminatory manner" and allow developers to make offers and contracts within and outside the Google Play app store.

Consequently, the Commission ordered Google to treat third-party services on its search engine in a "fair and non-discriminatory manner" and allow developers to make offers and contracts within and outside the Google Play app store.

Google has 60 days to propose solutions to comply with the Commission's demands or face periodic fines of up to 5% of its total worldwide annual turnover. That sum would be significantly higher than the €890 million fine, which only represents approximately 0.22% of Google's global revenue. Google’s President of Global Affairs Kent Walker spoke out against the fine, describing it as "product degradation" that will negatively impact European consumers.

Google has 60 days to propose solutions to comply with the Commission's demands or face periodic fines of up to 5% of its total worldwide annual turnover. That sum would be significantly higher than the €890 million fine, which only represents approximately 0.22% of Google's global revenue. Google’s President of Global Affairs Kent Walker spoke out against the fine, describing it as "product degradation" that will negatively impact European consumers.

It comes only weeks after <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/eu-court-upholds-b-google-android-fine">the EU's Court of Justice upheld a €4.1 billion antitrust fine against Google in July</a>, originally imposed in 2018, over allegations that the company abused its position by forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and Chrome as a condition for accessing the Play Store.

It comes only weeks after the EU's Court of Justice upheld a €4.1 billion antitrust fine against Google in July, originally imposed in 2018, over allegations that the company abused its position by forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and Chrome as a condition for accessing the Play Store.

The EU's fine against Google was a long time coming for its flagrant violations of the DMA, which prohibits gatekeepers from rigging search results in their favor and blocking app developers from steering users to more affordable substitutes. Google can have no complaints, having been caught red-handed, and must correct its behavior accordingly, lest it face further, more severe punishment down the line.

The EU's fine against Google was a long time coming for its flagrant violations of the DMA, which prohibits gatekeepers from rigging search results in their favor and blocking app developers from steering users to more affordable substitutes. Google can have no complaints, having been caught red-handed, and must correct its behavior accordingly, lest it face further, more severe punishment down the line.

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Pro-Europe narrative

The EU's DMA is a protectionist weapon disguised as regulation, targeting U.S. companies at will for outperforming their European counterparts. EU officials even admit as much, heralding that American businesses "feel the pain" as proof that the laws are working. The Trump administration, therefore, must push Europe to abandon these discriminatory policies as a precondition for any future trade deal.

The EU's DMA is a protectionist weapon disguised as regulation, targeting U.S. companies at will for outperforming their European counterparts. EU officials even admit as much, heralding that American businesses "feel the pain" as proof that the laws are working. The Trump administration, therefore, must push Europe to abandon these discriminatory policies as a precondition for any future trade deal.

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