Google tallies $10.5B in EU fines by Sept. 30; Apple, Meta and X face 2024 penalties

According to Google's latest quarterly filing, the company now tracks "European Commission fines" as a recurring expense, totaling $10.5 billion by September 30. In 2024, EU actions brought €3.8 billion in penalties on U.S. tech firms, while Apple, Meta, and X were hit with nine‑figure fines under the DSA and DMA.