
Big tech victorious in EU antitrust fine wrangle
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Tech giant Google has won its battle to annul a EUR 1.5 billion fine imposed on the company in 2019 for abusing its dominance in the online advertising space.
The General Court of the European Union has quashed the hefty fine imposed on Google by the European Commission in 2019 for abusing its dominance in the online advertising market.
The annulment will be a severe blow to the Commission – which has long been aiming to crack down on anti-competitive behaviour in the big tech s
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Abuse of dominance AdSense Annulment Antitrust Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Big tech European Commission Fines General Court of the European Union Google Google Services Agreements Online advertising restrictive clauses Slaughter and May
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