Brussels: (RightNow) The European Commission has fined Google $1 billion for abusing its search engine dominance. This penalty is imposed due to Google’s attempts to suppress other companies.

The European Commission stated that Google illegally used its dominance to eliminate competition from rival companies. As a result, Google has been fined 890 million euros.

The European Union acted under the Digital Markets Act against Google’s unfair promotion of its services. Google exaggerated its shopping, travel, and games services.

This action could escalate trade tensions between the European Union and the United States. The Trump administration has labeled EU trade policies as ‘unfair’ and threatened retaliatory measures.

It is noteworthy that in 2018 and 2017, the European Union also fined Google $4.7 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively. Google’s appeals have been rejected.