The EU’s €890M Fine on Google Isn’t About Antitrust. It’s a Declaration of War.
The EU’s €890M fine on Google is not an antitrust action—it’s a geopolitical tax, a symbolic power play that lets Europe project regulatory sovereignty without breaking up Big Tech. The US pretends to defend free markets while shielding its monopolies. Both sides are posturing, but the EU is quietly winning the long game by exporting its regulatory model globally.