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Group 1: Alphabet (Google) - The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into Alphabet's Google regarding its use of online content from publishers and YouTube in the AI business [1][11] - Google was fined €2.95 billion (approximately $3.46 billion) by the European Commission on September 5 for anti-competitive behavior in its advertising technology business [1][11] - In September 2024, Google appealed against a €1.49 billion antitrust fine related to hindering competition in online search advertising and won the case [1][11] - Google lost an appeal against a €2.42 billion fine for unfairly benefiting from its own comparison shopping service [1][11] - The UK antitrust regulator preliminarily found Google abusing its dominant position in digital advertising in September 2024 [1][11] - France's competition authority fined Google €25 million for alleged violations of EU intellectual property regulations in March 2024 [1][11] Group 2: Amazon - The German Federal Cartel Office has prohibited Amazon from setting price caps for online retailers on its German e-commerce platform and has reclaimed millions of euros from the company for anti-competitive behavior [2][12] - In November 2024, the EU General Court upheld the classification of Amazon as a platform strictly regulated under EU online content regulations [2][12] Group 3: Apple - Italy's competition authority fined Apple and its subsidiaries €98.6 million in December 2024 for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market [4][13] - In October 2025, civil rights organizations filed complaints against Apple regarding its App Store and device-related terms with EU antitrust regulators [4][13] - The UK Competition and Markets Authority recognized Apple and Google as having "strategic market positions" and gained the authority to require specific remedies from both companies [4][13] - Apple was fined €500 million under the Digital Markets Act in April 2025, while Meta was fined €200 million [4][14] - Apple lost an appeal against a German regulatory assessment that would impose stricter controls on the company [4][14] - Apple lost an appeal against an EU directive requiring it to repay €13 billion in taxes to Ireland [4][14] - Apple agreed to open its contactless mobile payment system to competitors to resolve an EU antitrust investigation [4][14] - Brussels fined Apple €1.84 billion in March 2024 for suppressing competition in the music streaming sector [5][15] Group 4: Meta - The European Commission initiated an antitrust investigation into Meta's WhatsApp AI features in December 2024 [7][16] - Meta was fined €797.72 million in November 2024 for abusing its market position to support Facebook Marketplace [7][16] - The company was accused of violating the Digital Markets Act with its new "pay or agree" advertising model in July 2024 [7][16] Group 5: Microsoft - The European Commission accused Microsoft of illegally bundling its Teams chat video application with its Office software in June 2024 [8][17] Group 6: TikTok - The EU tech regulator accused TikTok of violating online content regulations due to addictive features and may require product design changes [9][18] - Preliminary investigation results in October 2025 indicated that TikTok and Meta violated obligations under the Digital Services Act by not providing sufficient public data access to researchers [9][18] - TikTok was accused in May 2025 of failing to comply with the Digital Services Act regarding the publication of an advertising library and facilitating user identification of fraudulent ads, but made concessions to enhance transparency to avoid fines [9][18] Group 7: X (formerly Twitter) - French police raided the offices of X, owned by Elon Musk, as part of an expanding investigation [10][19] - The European Commission announced an investigation into X's Grok chatbot for potentially spreading illegal content in January 2026 [10][20] - In December 2025, X was fined €120 million for violating online content regulations, marking the first penalty since the implementation of the Digital Services Act [10][20]

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