{"id":4469,"date":"2024-09-10T10:34:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2024-09-10T10:39:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:39:28","slug":"google-loses-anew-in-eu-court-over-2-7b-antitrust-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/google-loses-anew-in-eu-court-over-2-7b-antitrust-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Google loses anew in EU court over $2.7B antitrust fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-kfapr-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-kfapr-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-93\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 m-auto w-full md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"951b2dee-d191-46f2-b845-830cac7f91dd\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>Google has once again failed in its effort to overturn a 2017 antitrust ruling by the European Commission. The case, which targeted Google\u2019s shopping comparison service for breaching competition laws, resulted in a record-breaking \u20ac2.42 billion ($2.7 billion) fine. The European Union&#8217;s highest court, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), upheld the decision, rejecting Google\u2019s appeal and reinforcing the Commission&#8217;s stance that Google had abused its market dominance by self-preferencing its own shopping service in search results, thus disadvantaging competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling reaffirms the European Commission&#8217;s initial 2017 decision, which claimed that Google\u2019s practices had harmed rival shopping comparison services by tilting its own general search results in favor of its shopping platform. Despite a minor modification in 2021, when the General Court annulled part of the decision related to the market for general search services, the core of the Commission&#8217;s ruling remains intact.<\/p>\n<p>Margrethe Vestager, the EU\u2019s competition chief, hailed the ruling as a landmark moment in regulating Big Tech, calling it a victory for fair competition. &#8220;This is a pivotal moment in how digital companies are regulated,&#8221; she said, adding that dominant companies must innovate based on merit, not market power.<\/p>\n<p>Google, on the other hand, expressed disappointment with the verdict. A company spokesperson emphasized that the judgment relates to &#8220;a specific set of facts&#8221; and that Google had made necessary changes to comply with the 2017 ruling.<\/p>\n<p>This latest defeat for Google follows another major antitrust loss in September 2022 when it failed to overturn a \u20ac4.34 billion fine related to its Android platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has once again failed in its effort to overturn a 2017 antitrust ruling by the European Commission. The case, which targeted Google\u2019s shopping comparison service for breaching competition laws, resulted in a record-breaking \u20ac2.42 billion ($2.7 billion) fine. 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