Uh Oh, Google Got a GIANT Fine! 😲💰
Imagine your favorite game console making *only* its own games super easy to find. What if it hid all the other cool games?
Hey everyone! Gather 'round because something super interesting just happened in the world of big tech companies. You know how sometimes when you search for something on Google, it might show you Google Maps or YouTube first? Well, the grown-ups in charge of fair play in Europe, called the EU, noticed something similar happening.
The EU is like the referee in a huge soccer game, making sure all the teams (tech companies) play by the rules. They saw that Google was making it a bit too easy to use its *own* apps, like its shopping app, compared to other companies' apps. It's like if a toy store always put its *own* brand of toys right at the front, and hid all the other cool toys in the back. Not super fair, right?
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Based on reporting by BBC Technology.