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Apple has agreed to restructure its App Store practices to comply with EU digital regulations, following a €500 million fine for anticompetitive conduct. The overhaul permits developers and users greater freedom in accessing alternative distribution channels and payment systems.
Malaysia's Senate has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced powers to tackle increasingly sophisticated cartels and monopolies affecting consumer prices.
The European Commission has imposed a €890 million fine on Google for abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine by unfairly promoting its own services over competitors, a decision likely to trigger retaliation from the Trump administration.
The European Commission has imposed a €890 million fine on Google for breaching EU digital competition rules, citing preferential treatment of its own services and restrictions on app developers offering discounted deals.
Google has urged Europe's top court to dismiss the EU's appeal against a lower court ruling that cancelled a €1.49 billion antitrust fine. The dispute centers on alleged restrictive clauses in advertising contracts from 2006 to 2016.
Switzerland's Competition Commission has initiated a preliminary investigation into Google's decision to remove the Choice Screen feature from Android devices in the country, which previously allowed users to select their preferred default search engine.