EU to slap Google with fresh fine: Report
The EU's anti-trust regulator is to slap tech giant Google with a new
fine over unfair competition practices, sources told AFP on March 15.
Brussels has targeted the Silicon Valley firm's AdSense advertising
service, saying it restricts some client websites from displaying ads
from third parties.
The decision in the long-running case, first
reported by the Financial Times, is the latest anti-trust salvo against
Google, which has already received nearly seven billion euros in EU
fines.
Two sources close to the matter said the verdict would land next week, most likely on Wednesday.
"We are in the process of finalising the AdSense case," EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said earlier this week.
In July 2018, the US giant was ordered to pay a record 4.34 billio...