The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided to uphold a 2.4 billion euro fine imposed on Google. The European Supreme Court has ruled that Google must pay a fine for abuse of its dominant position.
The tech giant appealed against the fine, which was originally set by the European Commission in 2017. At the time, it was the largest penalty the Commission had ever imposed. Later, a fine of 4.3 billion euros appeared, also against Google.
The decision ends a long-running case that was first brought by British firm Foundem in 2009, when the UK was part of the EU. Another plaintiff, website Kelkoo, called the decision “a win for fair competition and consumer choice” in a post on X, according to the BBC.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), which handed down the ruling, said the European authorities were right to consider Google’s behavior “discriminatory” and its appeal “must be rejected in its entirety”.
Source: www.descopera.ro
