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EU court upholds $4.7B antitrust fine against Google for Android violations

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Google has lost its final appeal against a record €4.1 billion ($4.67 billion) antitrust fine imposed by the European Union in 2018. The EU's highest court upheld the decision, which found Google abused its dominant position with its Android operating system by pre-installing Chrome and other Google apps, effectively shutting out competitors. This ruling concludes a decade-long legal battle, though Google faces ongoing antitrust scrutiny in the EU under the Digital Markets Act. AI

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EU court upholds $4.7B antitrust fine against Google for Android violations

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Steve Dent) ·

    Google loses final appeal over $4.7 billion EU Android antitrust fine

    Europe's highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting $4.7 billion fine imposed on Google back in 2018.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Google loses final fight over its $4.7 billion Android antitrust fine Google’s long-running battle over a huge Android antitrust fine has ended with the EU’s to

    Google loses final fight over its $4.7 billion Android antitrust fine Google’s long-running battle over a huge Android antitrust fine has ended with the EU’s top court upholding the penalty. https://www. androidauthority.com/google-an droid-antitrust-eu-fine-appeal-fails-3683964/…

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