{"id":1874,"date":"2018-07-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmediauk.org\/google-fined-e4-34bn-for-breaching-eu-antitrust-rules\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:48:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:48:43","slug":"google-fined-e4-34bn-for-breaching-eu-antitrust-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmediauk.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/19\/google-fined-e4-34bn-for-breaching-eu-antitrust-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Fined \u20ac4.34bn For Breaching EU Antitrust Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Commission’s record fine follows last year’s €2.4 billion fine for search results manipulation. <\/p>\n

Since 2011, Google has imposed illegal restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators to cement its dominant position in general internet search, the Commission said in a press release.<\/p>\n

Google must now bring the conduct effectively to an end within 90 days or face penalty payments of up to five per cent of the average daily worldwide turnover of Alphabet, Google’s parent company.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “Today, mobile internet makes up more than half of global internet traffic. It has changed the lives of millions of Europeans.<\/p>\n

“Our case is about three types of restrictions that Google has imposed on Android device manufacturers and network operators to ensure that traffic on Android devices goes to the Google search engine.<\/p>\n

“In this way, Google has used Android as a vehicle to cement the dominance of its search engine. These practices have denied rivals the chance to innovate and compete on the merits. They have denied European consumers the benefits of effective competition in the important mobile sphere. This is illegal under EU antitrust rules.”<\/p>\n

The Commission said that, in particular, Google:<\/p>\n