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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: EU Top Court Upholds Record €4.1 Billion Antitrust Fine Against Google
Caption: EU Top Court Upholds Record €4.1 Billion Antitrust Fine Against Google. Europe’s highest court has dismissed Google's final appeal against a record €4.1 billion antitrust fine, bringing to an end an eight-year legal battle over the company's Android business practices. The ruling upholds the decision that Google abused its dominant position by requiring smartphone makers to pre-install Google Search, Chrome and the Play Store, while limiting third-party apps. The penalty was originally set at €4.34 billion in 2018 before being reduced to €4.1 billion by a lower EU court in 2022, a decision now confirmed by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Google argued that the judgment failed to recognize its efforts to keep Android open and interoperable, while noting that it has changed its practices to comply with the Commission's requests. The case represents one of the European Union's most significant antitrust victories against Big Tech and is expected to strengthen the bloc's enforcement of competition rules. Google has accumulated nearly €11 billion in EU antitrust fines over the past decade and continues to face scrutiny under the bloc's newer Digital Markets Act. The EU is determined to curb the market power of major technology companies through increasingly severe regulatory action. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,European Union,Google,Android,competitors,abuse,dominant position,Court of Justice,upholds,decision,fine,monopoly,practices,antitrust,Alphabet,Brussels,European Commission
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