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Google hit with $3.5 billion fine for unfair advertising practices

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European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, but the bloc's latest move to crack down on Big Tech companies drew outrage from President Donald Trump.

Breakdown
  • EU regulators fined Google $3.5 billion for breaching competition rules.
  • The fine was issued for Google favoring its own digital advertising services. 7s
  • This is the fourth antitrust penalty Google has received from the EU. 13s
  • The European Commission ordered Google to address conflicts of interest in its ad tech supply chain. 19s
  • Google plans to appeal the decision; U.S. President Trump criticized the fine and threatened EU with tariffs. 32s
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