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Trump threatens trade probe after ‘discriminatory’ EU fines against Google, Apple
- On September 5, 2025, the European Union imposed a $3.47 billion antitrust penalty on Google for prioritizing its advertising offerings over competitors’ in the market.
- The fine resulted from a decade-long EU initiative to curb the market power of American tech companies and followed concerns raised by the European Publishers Council.
- Google, owned by Alphabet, condemned the decision as unjustified, vowed to appeal, and said the required changes would harm thousands of European businesses.
- President Donald Trump criticized the fine on Truth Social as unfair and discriminatory, threatening a Section 301 trade investigation to revoke what he called penalties harming American companies and jobs.
- The dispute signals rising US-EU trade tensions over digital regulations and antitrust enforcement, with the EU maintaining the penalties protect fair competition and consumers.
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