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Google Fined $1.7 Billion for Violating EU Antitrust Laws

Google AdSense rules blocked out competitors, regulators found

EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager levied the fines against Google.Getty Images
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By Kelsey Sutton

March 20, 2019

The European Commission’s top competition regulators this morning fined Google nearly $1.7 billion, saying that Google abused its position in the market when third-party websites used its AdSense for Search product.

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Kelsey Sutton

Kelsey Sutton is the streaming editor at Adweek, where she covers the business of streaming television.

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