Google, the American tech giant, has reportedly failed to overturn a fine of over €4 billion ($4 billion) for allegedly using its Android mobile operating system to hinder competitors with their operations. The decision was upheld by the second-highest court on Wednesday but reduced the penalty from €4.34 billion ($4.33 billion) to €4.125 billion ($4.119 billion). Google has the right to appeal to the European court of justice, the highest court in the EU, disapproves of this decision. Margrethe Vestager, the chief of EU antitrust, will benefit from the decision after suffering several blows in trials involving other tech giants like Intel and Qualcomm this year. The EU antitrust chief is currently probing Google's digital ad business, its Jedi Blue ad agreement with Meta, Apple's App Store guidelines, Meta's marketplace & data use, as well as Amazon's online selling and market procedures.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2022 10:37 UTC