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Google loses legal fight over 4.1 billion-euro EU antitrust fine

CNBC Thursday 02 July 2026, 07:49 UTC 1 min read
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The European Commission's top court has upheld Google's fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android's mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via pre-installation deals with smartphone makers. Google has been appealing the ruling through the EU court system.

The European Commission's top court has upheld Google's fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android's mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via pre-installation deals with smartphone makers. Google has been appealing the ruling through the EU court system. CNBC has reached out to Google for comment. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.
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