Google can challenge the preliminary charges or make additional compliance changes ahead of the EU’s final ruling. The EU can fine companies up to 10 percent of their global annual revenue for DMA violations, which would be a maximum of $35 billion based on the $350 billion Alphabet earned in 2024.

Alphabet unit Google was hit with two charges of breaching landmark EU rules on Wednesday while Apple was ordered to help rivals connect with its iPhones and iPads, as antitrust regulators continued a crackdown against Big Tech.

The European Union on Wednesday said Google’s search engine and its Google Play app store violated the bloc’s digital competition rules, which could lead to fines of billions of euros. The EU told Google parent Alphabet of its “preliminary view” that it breached the law by favouring its own services — such as shopping — in