02 jul 2026
EU top court rejects Google's appeal against record €4.1 billion antitrust fine
The European Court of Justice on Thursday dismissed Google's appeal against a record fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators eight years ago for using its Android operating system to block rivals, in a ruling likely to boost Europe's crackdown on Big Tech.
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Europe's highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting $4.7 billion fine imposed on Google back in 2018.
engadgetBRUSSELS Europe’s top court on Thursday dismissed Google’s appeal against a €4.1 billion Android antitrust fine, handing the European Commission a major victory in one of its longest-running antitrust battles with Big Tech. The Court of Justice of the European Union upheld a lower court’s 2022 judgment , which largely backed the Commission’s finding that Google abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions on makers of smartphones that use its Android operating system and mobile network operators to protect the dominance of its Search and Chrome services.
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