Google hit with US$1bil fine for abusing its power in Europe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : " On July 24, the White House is expected to announce new tariffs on trade with the EU and other countries.
53% : The Google decision comes when he is weighing a new batch of tariffs on the EU and other major trading partners.
53% : Google was ordered this month by EU regulators to lift restrictions that limit how rival AI companies can reach users of Android smartphones.
51% : The EU is also considering a law to bar young people from social media.
50% : In a decision likely to intensify trans-Atlantic trade tensions, European Union (EU) regulators on July 23 hit Google with a US$1bil (RM4.09bil) fine for illegally undercutting competition through its dominance as a search engine.
48% : The commission, the executive arm of the EU, said Google violated the Digital Markets Act, known as the DMA, a law passed in 2022 to stop the largest tech platforms from using their interlocking services to box in users and squeeze out rivals.
42% : The EU has long been the world's most aggressive regulator of the tech industry in areas like data privacy, competition and harmful online content.
39% : The company has been a frequent target of EU regulators over the past decade, having been fined more than €10bil (RM46.69bil) since 2017.
39% : An EU official said the fine was announced on July 23 because it was ready - without an eye on American trade developments - and that it would not come as a surprise to the Trump administration.
38% : "Regulation should improve products, not make them worse.
37% : Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, criticised the EU decision, calling it "the latest in an increasingly aggressive approach targeting US technology firms."
33% : Since the earliest days returning to the White House, Trump has warned it would take "responsive actions" against regulation of American tech firms.
25% : Last month, Trump threatened tariffs against countries for digital services taxes against American firms.
19% : President Donald Trump has previously threatened to retaliate against the EU for what he views as the unfair targeting of American technology companies.

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