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French competition watchdog hits Google with €250 million fine

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Published: March 21st, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

A 3D printed Google logo is pictured on a keyboard in front of binary code in this illustration taken September 24, 2021.
Google has to pay a fine of 250 million euros due to a copyright dispute in France.

The French competition authority announced on Wednesday that it is fining Google €250 million. The Autorité de la Concurrence accuses Alphabet’s Google of infringements in connection with EU copyright rules. Among other things, this concerns the company’s AI services.

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