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Google to changes to favor European developers

Google has been in the European Commission’s crosshairs since early 2024 over whether it restricts app developers from informing users about offers outside its app store Google Play and whether it favours its vertical search services such as Google Flights. Regulators have said Alphabet technically prevents app developers from freely steering consumers to other channels for better offers.In a blog post, Google said that following discussions with the European Commission, developers, and other experts, Google is updating certain terms.The company, which has been fined more than 8 billion euros ($9.3 billion) by the EU for various antitrust violations, risks fines of up to 10 per cent of its global annual sales if found guilty of breaching the DMA. Should the company be forced to update the terms for every developer globally ?

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