Google tells court 'staggering' $7 billion EU antitrust fine flawed

By Foo Yun Chee on Oct 1, 2021 6:45AM

Google tells court 'staggering' $7 billion EU antitrust fine flawed

Wants penalty scraped or reduced.

A 4.34 billion euro (A$6.95) European Union antitrust fine was based on flawed calculations, Alphabet's Google said on Thursday, urging Europe's second-highest court to scrap or reduce what it said was not an appropriate penalty. Google was fined for using its Android mobile operating ...

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