Google has lodged an appeal against the €2.4bn ($2.8bn) fine imposed by Commissionthe European Commission in June of this year, in relation to antitrust activity. The fine, the largest ever issued by the the European Commission, resulted from Google’s placing of its own shopping comparison service at the top of its search results. The regulator judged this to be an abuse of power. Google declined to comment on the appeal.
Google has lodged an appeal against the €2.4bn ($2.8bn) fine imposed by the European Commission in June of this year, in relation to antitrust activity. The fine, the largest ever issued by the Commission, resulted from Google’s placing of its own shopping comparison service at the top of its search results. The regulator judged this to be an abuse of power. Google declined to comment on the appeal.