European Union: EC sanctions Google with a fine of EUR 4.34 billion for abuse of dominance regarding its search engine
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EC sanctions Google with a fine of EUR 4.34 billion for abuse of dominance regarding its search engine
On 18 July 2018, the European Commission (EC) fined Google EUR 4.34 billion for violations of EU antitrust rules by abusing its market dominance in the search engine market. Google was found to have restricted Android device manufacturers and mobile…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2015-04-15
under deliberation
2016-04-20
under deliberation
2018-07-18
in force
2018-10-09
under appeal
2022-09-14
in force
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
software provider: app stores,other service provider
Category
Firm-specific