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Record EU fine punished Google's innovation, it tells court as it seeks to annul decision
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FirstUp: EU's top court likely to hear Google's appeal against Android fine & other news today
Google to Fight More Than $4 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Android — Update
The European Union regulator fined the company 4.34 billion euros ($4.55 billion) in 2018. The commission alleged Google unfairly used its dominance to strong-arm device manufacturers and network operators into making sure that traffic on Android devices goes to Google's own search engine through pre-installation deals.
The company is making its case at the European Court of Justice, the bloc’s highest court, on Tuesday after the regulator ruled that Google had unfairly used its dominance to make sure traffic on Android devices went to its search engine.
Google accused European Union antitrust watchdogs of blundering their way through a probe that culminated in a record €4.3 billion ($4.5 billion) fine for allegedly abusing the market power of its Android mobile-phone ecosystem.
Google is set to fight for the last time against the big $4.33 billion antitrust fine imposed by the EU in 2018 over its Android business.
Google hopes to appease regulators with this change, which prevents Google from preferencing its own products and services.
The pushback comes as the emboldened leaders of US tech companies, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, have been courting President-elect Donald Trump, with Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg urging him directly to combat EU regulatory enforcement.
After Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement that Meta will no longer fact check, Google is also sending a message to the European Union: The search giant is opting out of a new EU law that requires fact checks.
Google has appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), against a record €4.3 billion ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed seven years ago. It urged the court to scrap the penalty, arguing that the fine unfairly targets its innovative practices.
Google is squaring off against regulators from the European Commissions today in the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
The EU Commission has completed its probe into X and it looks like a fine is on its way to the tune of millions of euros.
Google has accused EU antitrust watchdogs of blundering their way through a probe that culminated in a record €4.3-billion (R84-billion) fine for allegedly abusing the market power of its Android mobile ecosystem.
US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., describing their cases against American companies as “a form of taxation.
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