France: Issued ruling in FCA investigation into Google’s use of market power to allegedly circumvent the right of content renumeration for press agencies and publishers (Decision 21-D-17)
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Issued ruling in FCA investigation into Google’s use of market power to allegedly circumvent the right of content renumeration for press agencies and publishers (Decision 21-D-17)
On 13 July 2021, the French competition authority (FCA; Autorité de la Concurrence) fined Google with a pecuniary sanction of EUR 500 million. In case of non-compliance with the injunctions issued on 9 April 2020 and upheld by the court on 8 October 2020, the company will face additional penalties of EUR 300'000 per day. In the following two months, Google will have to negotiate with news agencies and publishers regarding the remuneration of the content Google displays (injunction 1) and be transparent about the basis of the remuneration (injunction 2). Google can appeal the penalty ruling.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content remuneration regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2020-04-09
under litigation
2020-10-08
under litigation
2021-07-13
under deliberation
2021-11-15
under investigation
2021-12-15
in consultation
2022-01-31
processing consultation
2022-06-21
concluded
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
defendant
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category
Big Tech
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
content: snippet: hosting: display
Regulatory tool
Remuneration requirement
Sanctions
TBR - Existing statutory sanction
Fine
Regulated subjects
1