The European Union (EU) General Court has annulled the 1.49 billion euro fine imposed by the EU Commission on technology firm Google for abusing its market dominance in its advertising service AdSense.
The General Court, headquartered in Luxembourg and part of the European Court of Justice, the highest court in the EU, announced its decision in the case filed by Google, which is under the umbrella of Alphabet, against the fine imposed by the EU Commission.
The court annulled a €1.49 billion fine imposed on Google by the EU Commission five years ago for abusing its market dominance in its online advertising service AdSense.
The decision stated, “The General Court annulled the Commission’s decision regarding Google AdSense.”
The court ruled that the Commission had made errors in assessing the duration of the contractual clauses in its decision, in which it imposed a fine of approximately 1.5 billion euros on Google.
In 2019, the EU Commission fined Google 1.49 billion euros for abusing its market dominance in its internet advertising service AdSense.
Google AdSense acts as an intermediary between website owners and advertisers.
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Source: bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr
