EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech
by Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#6ZTP4)
Regulators ordered the tech giant to end self-preferencing practices' in advertising services but declined to force sale
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95bn ($3.5bn) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company as well as a retreat from previous threats to break up the tech giant.
The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, also ordered the US company to end its self-preferencing practices" and take steps to stop conflicts of interest" along the advertising technology supply chain.
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