International — European Commission & Teresa Ribera

International — European Commission: The International — European Commission, the European Union's executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, levied the fine against Alphabet Inc. and ordered it to cease its self-preferencing practices.

Teresa Ribera: Teresa Ribera, the EU competition chief, asserted that Alphabet Inc. abused its dominant position in adtech, harming publishers, advertisers, and consumers, and that this behavior is illegal under EU antitrust rules.

Teresa Ribera: Teresa Ribera, the EU's commissioner for competition, emphasized the need to prevent dominant digital incumbents from abusing their power and stated the EU would act quickly to prevent irreparable harm to competition in the AI space.