EU's Top Court Upholds Record €4.125 Billion Fine Against Google

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The EU's top court dismissed Google's appeal, upholding a record €4.125 billion antitrust fine for abusing its Android dominance by pre-installing Google Search and Chrome.
Google claimed the sanction penalized innovation.

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The EU's top court dismissed Google's appeal, upholding a record €4.125 billion antitrust fine for abusing its Android dominance by pre-installing Google Search and Chrome. Google claimed the sanction penalized innovation.

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