Another day, another case alleging self-preferencing by Google. European regulators charged Google parent Alphabet last week with violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) in preliminary findings following a yearlong investigation.

The European Commission said that “Alphabet gives its own services more prominent treatment compared to others by displaying them at the top of Google Search results or on dedicated spaces,” singling out shopping, hotel booking, transport and financial and sports results. In a statement shared with The Current, Victoria de Posson, secretary general of the European Tech Alliance (EUTA), hailed the preliminary findings as a “crucial step toward fairer digital markets.”

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