General Court of the European Union accused the company of infringing competition laws; pity there is appeal
Google was fined around $4.125 billion by the General Court of the European Union for violating competition laws in EU countries. The information is from Reuters.
According to the Court, the company imposed illegal restrictions on Android mobile device manufacturers and mobile network operators to “consolidate the dominant position of your search engine“.
Although the company challenged an antitrust ruling by the bloc, the EU Court upheld the ruling. The initial fine was $4.34 billion, but was reduced after the appeal.
“We are disappointed that the Court did not overturn the decision entirely. Android has created more options for everyone, not less, and supports thousands of successful businesses in Europe and around the world.“, a Google spokesperson told Reuters.
“In order to better reflect the gravity and duration of the infringement, the General Court considers it appropriate, however, to impose a fine of 4.125 billion euros on Google“, the judges said, according to the news agency.
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