Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings

The EU accuses Google of breaking new Digital Markets Act standards. Regulators claim Google is still giving its own services—like Shopping, Hotels, and Flights—an unfair boost in search results. If found guilty of breaking the DMA,

The European Commission has published preliminary findings on Alphabet and how it could be preventing competition. The concerns relate to two issues: self-preferencing in Google Search and “steering rules” in Google Play; these issues were looked into as part of a non-compliance investigation opened in March 2024.