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Google beats EU antitrust case, avoids $1.7B fine for ad monopoly

EU Court scraps AdSense antitrust fine against Google.

The General Court in Luxembourg mostly agreed with the Commission’s findings in the Google case but ruled that the EC overlooked some important factors (via TechCrunch). Additionally, this positive outcome could give the Alphabet-owned company a strong boost in its ongoing fights with the U.S. Department of Justice. Last week, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager scored significant victories against Google in a different case.

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