Google search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU

Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by EU Commission enforcers of the bloc’s flagship market contestability law, who have been investigating the company for months.The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants, Alphabet (Google’s parent) included. Aspects of Google’s business have been under investigation by the EU since March 2024, shortly after the regime came into force. Co ...