European publishers, tech firms urge EU to speed up fine on Google over search

The push underscores tensions within the bloc over the complex ​balance of regulating Big Tech, with regular clashes between Washington and Brussels over rules curbing the dominance of U.S. companies in social media, online search and AI. The investigation, launched ​by the European Commission on March 25, 2024 under ⁠the European ‌Union Digital Markets Act (DMA), has been going on for nearly two ​years.