Alphabet unit Google said on Tuesday it will revise its policies to allow app developers more freedom to direct customers to external platforms, following charges from the European Union’s competition watchdog that it violated the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

In March, the European Commission accused Google of restricting developers from steering users to cheaper offers outside its Play Store and of giving preferential treatment to its own services, such as Google Flights. Regulators also said the company’s service fees for connecting developers with new customers exceeded what was justified.

The charges marked one of the first major tests of the DMA, a sweeping law designed to curb the dominance of Big Tech companies. Firms found guilty of breaching the rules face penalties of up to 10% of their global annual turnover. Google has already been fined more than €8 billion ($9.3 billion) in previous EU antitrust cases.

In response, Google said it will update its External Offers Program in the EU, adjusting fees and expanding options for Android developers. “While we still have concerns that these changes could expose Android users to harmful content and make the app experience worse, we’re updating our program following discussions with the European Commission,” Clare Kelly, Google’s senior competition counsel for EMEA, said in a blog post.

Google has been under investigation since early 2024, and the Commission’s decision in the case is expected in the coming months.