Google scores first appeal win against EC antitrust fines

Parent company Alphabet is appealing three antitrust fines, totalling €8.3bn, levied by the EC between 2017 and 2019

Sarah JollySeptember 18, 2024
HAMBURG, GERMANY - MARCH 4, 2013: Google Corporation Building sign
Google offices in Hamburg, Germany. Credit: Shutterstock/l i g h t p o e t

Google has won its appeal against a €1.49bn antitrust fine levied by the European Commission (EC) in 2019 for blocking competition from other search engines in favour of its AdSense platform.
The European General Court said i...

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Sarah JollySeptember 18, 2024
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