Italy fines Google €100m for abuse of market position | Malay Mail

The authority said Google, whose Android operating system and Google Play app store dominate the Italian market, had abused its market position by blocking an Enel X app for users of electric vehicles. — Reuters picROME, May 13 — Italy’s anti-trust authority said Thursday it had fined Google more than €100 million for shutting out a rival’s smartphone app offering recharging of electric vehicles.

The regulator added it would require Google to make Enel X’s app available on Android Auto, which mirrors features of an Android device, such as a smartphone, on a car dashboard screen. Italy found Google did not allow Enel X Italia to develop an Android Auto-compatible version of its JuicePass app. JuicePass offers services relating to recharging electric vehicles, such as finding the nearest charging station and reserving a space there.

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