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EU fines Google a record 2.42 billion euros

by Marketplace Contributor

Jun 27, 2017

European regulators say Google is breaching antitrust rules.

European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on an antitrust case againts US search engine Google the European Commission in Brussels, on June 27, 2017. The European Commission fined Google 2.42 billion Euros for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service.

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