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Google Loses €2.4B Battle Against Small Business Founders


British couple wins €2.4B case against Google over search manipulation that destroyed their price comparison startup.

On launch day, Google’s automated spam filters hit the site, pushing it deep into search results and cutting off its primary traffic source. Their complaint led to a European Commission investigation in 2010, which revealed similar issues affecting approximately 20 other comparison shopping services, including Kelkoo, Trivago, and Yelp. European Court of Justice rejects Google’s final appeal A fine of €2.4 billion is definitively upheld Marks the end of main legal battle after 15 years

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