Google fined €1.49 billion by European Commission

Muscat: Tech-giant Google has been fined €1.49 billion by the European Commission for “illegal practices in search advertising brokering”, Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has announced

Vestager said during a press conference, "Google is fined €1.49bn for illegal practices in search advertising brokering to cement its dominant market position. They shouldn’t do that - it denied consumers choice, innovative products and fair prices."