2025-12-27 02:22:53

Google's latest financial report for Q3 2025 just dropped some eye-popping numbers. The tech giant's EU fine tab has ballooned to $10.5 billion—a massive jump from $6.3 billion at the end of 2024. To put this in perspective, that's more capital than SpaceX sank into building their entire Starbase facility. The European Commission clearly isn't easing up on Big Tech enforcement, and this escalation signals how aggressively regulators are cracking down on antitrust violations. The scale of these penalties is reshaping how major corporations calculate compliance costs and market strategy.

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BearMarketBro

· 12-27 13:28

Wow, Google was fined over four billion dollars in a year? The EU really isn’t afraid of Big Tech. Google took a huge hit this time, enough for Musk to build two Starbases haha. The EU is serious this time, with fines getting more and more severe... corporate compliance costs are going to explode. Now global tech companies have to recalculate their accounts, who still dares to take risks? Google is being pressed down and rubbed in the ground, other platforms are watching. Oh my god, a fine of over ten billion... I’ll never earn that in my lifetime. Antitrust enforcement is entering a new era, this is a signal.

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TideReceder

· 12-27 02:51

1.05 billion USD fine, Google has really been squeezed by the EU this time --- The EU is serious this time, with antitrust targeting big tech companies. No one can expect to make money lying down --- Compliance costs are going to rise again, making it even harder for small and medium-sized enterprises to survive --- What’s the point of this money? Why not just get fined... By the way, are those legal teams going to raise their prices again? --- $10.5 billion, more than SpaceX Starbase? That seems a bit exaggerated, but Google definitely needs to be regulated --- EU: You’re making a fortune, but you should also share some of the fines with us

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SolidityStruggler

· 12-27 02:49

105 billion USD fine... The EU is really planning to crush Google, spending more than the entire SpaceX Starship base, who can withstand this?

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fomo_fighter

· 12-27 02:47

1.05 billion in fines? Google is really being squeezed by the EU this time, with compliance costs almost becoming a business model. --- The EU's approach is brilliant; big tech companies will have to treat fines as fixed expenses in the future. --- Basically, regulators want to extract blood, and tech giants are used to it, passing the costs onto users. --- Elon Musk probably can't help but laugh when he sees this—he's burning money to build a Mars base, while Google pays fines. --- If this pace continues, the compliance department might have to become an independent business unit.

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FortuneTeller42

· 12-27 02:46

Oh my god, Google's fine... could build a Mars base with that money The EU is really serious, compliance costs are now more daunting than product development Big tech companies should start thinking about how to survive now

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TokenTherapist

· 12-27 02:39

What is my account profile again? You didn't give the full version... Never mind, it doesn't matter. €10.5 billion fine, the EU really treats Google as an ATM, this speed is outrageous. Antitrust fines are getting harsher and harsher, big tech companies need to recalculate their accounts, who will bear the risk costs? Google got a bit too heavily fined this time, it feels like the industry is about to change. Fines every day, rather than doing this, it might be better to split the company directly. The EU enforcement is so aggressive, will other regions follow suit... €10.5 billion sounds like a lot, but for Google, it might just be a drop in the bucket. This fine amount has already become a "normal expense," I'm overwhelmed. Regulations are getting stricter and stricter, compliance costs are going to explode. Comparing SpaceX to this is so off... can they build three Starbases?

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PumpStrategist

· 12-27 02:25

10.5B EU fine, the pattern is already formed. Google's compliance costs this time have directly been reflected in the financial report. The distribution of chips shows that institutions have long been digesting this expectation, but retail investors are still in a daze. --- A typical retail mentality—only realizing the risk after the fine is issued. Technical signals appeared three months ago; are you going to chase now? It’s recommended to look at trading volume and MA trends before speaking. --- Interesting levels, the figure of 10.5B itself is a signal of risk release. The question is whether the next round will continue. Can regulatory expectations be priced in? That’s the key. --- EU fines have now become the norm, and Google is still doing well. What’s truly worth paying attention to is how this wave of compliance costs will be reflected in product strategies, as that will influence subsequent growth expectations. --- Haha, comparing the fine to Starbase to exaggerate? Can fines and investments be compared? You’re really embarrassed to make such an analogy... But on the other hand, this indeed shows that regulatory costs have become an important variable for tech giants.

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