Google fined £2.6 billion by EU in digital advertising antitrust case
Google said it would appeal against the decision (Jeff Chiu/AP)
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro (£2.6 billion) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favouring its own digital advertising services.
It marks the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company as well as a retreat from previous threats to break up the tech giant.
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