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Issued decision upholding ruling against Google for opaque and inconsistent advertisement rules
On 7 April 2022, the Paris Court of Appeals upheld the decision by the French Competition Authority (FCA) made on 19 December 2019, when the FCA sanctioned Google with a fine of EUR 150 million for applying opaque and inconsistent advertisement rule…
Issued ruling against Google for opaque and inconsistent advertisement rules
On 19 December 2019, the French Competition Authority (FCA) sanctioned Google with a fine of EUR 150 million for applying opaque and inconsistent advertisement rules. Google has advertisement rules in place, that are not only non-objective but also …
Announced investigation into Google for alleged opaque and inconsistent advertisement rules
On 9 September 2015, the French Competition Authority (FCA) initiated an investigation into Google for allegedly applying opaque and inconsistent advertisement rules. The investigation was initiated through a complaint by Gibmedia, which had request…