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Google AdSense: EGC overturns billion-euro fine

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Published: September 19th, 2024,
Last updated: September 25th, 2024

A mobile phone displaying the logo of Google is seen on a laptop in Ankara, Turkiye on September 03, 2024.
In March 2019, the Commission imposed a fine of €1.49 billion on Google. The General Court confirmed most of the Commission’s findings, but annulled the fine.

Margrethe Vestager’s triumph was short-lived. After winning two cases before the ECJ last week, the EU Commission has now suffered a defeat in another legal dispute with Google. The General Court of the European Union has annulled a fine of €1.49 billion imposed on Google by the Commission. The Commission had accused Google of hindering competition with its AdSense Search advertising service. However, the court found fault with the assessment of the duration of these clauses and annulled the decision.

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