{"id":5380,"date":"2022-09-14T16:55:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T16:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=5380"},"modified":"2022-09-15T13:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:35:55","slug":"google-fails-eu-appeal-to-overturn-record-e4-billion-antitrust-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/google-fails-eu-appeal-to-overturn-record-e4-billion-antitrust-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Fails EU Appeal to Overturn Record \u20ac4 Billion Antitrust Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"
The European Union\u2019s General Court in Luxembourg upheld a decision to fine Google<\/a> a record \u20ac4-billion fine meted by the bloc\u2019s antitrust enforcers over the tech giant\u2019s Android operating system\u2019s throttling of competition and reducing consumer choice.<\/p>\n The EU\u2019s second-highest court on Wednesday has largely upheld the huge fine<\/a> issued to Google by the bloc\u2019s antitrust regulators in 2018 for allegedly abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to promote and firmly establish its Google search engine and Chrome browser on mobile devices.<\/p>\n \u201cThe General Court largely confirms the Commission\u2019s decision that Google imposed unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices and mobile network operators in order to consolidate the dominant position of its search engine,\u201d the court said.<\/p>\n The court, however, reduced the fine to \u20ac4.125 billion from the earlier \u20ac4.34 billion penalty ordered by the EU antitrust regulators, the largest fine ever imposed by a competition authority in Europe.<\/p>\n “We are disappointed that the Court did not annul the decision in full. Android has created more choice for everyone, not less, and supports thousands of successful businesses in Europe and around the world,” a Google spokesperson said in a Reuters report<\/a>.<\/p>\n