EC Publishes Preliminary Findings, Google Rails Against DMA
The European Commission has communicated two preliminary findings to Alphabet, according to which the Google Group is violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Google has responded with a blog post criticizing the EU rules for harming consumers and businesses. Meanwhile, there are also new decisions about Apple.
The tensions between the EU and Google, as well as its parent company, seem to be intensifying. The European Commission has announced that Alphabet has been informed of the preliminary results of the investigation into compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In two cases, the Commission has reached the preliminary conclusion that Alphabet is violating the DMA. Since this is not a final assessment, there are no immediate consequences. "Alphabet now has the possibility to exercise its right...