Google Wins Court Challenge Over $1.7B EU Antitrust Fine

👉 Key Highlights:

📍 EU's General Court annuls European Commission's $1.7 billion fine against Google.

📍 Court upholds majority of findings but cancels the fine.

📍 Case involved AdSense for Search related to search ads on third-party websites.

📍 Commission alleged abuse of market dominance via restrictive contracts.

📍 Court says Commission failed to consider all relevant circumstances.

📍 Google made contract changes in 2016, removing disputed provisions.

📍 Commission may appeal to the European Court of Justice.

📍 Recent ECJ rulings upheld other fines against Google and Apple.

👉 Context/Background:

In 2019, the European Commission fined Google €1.49 billion for abusing its market dominance with AdSense for Search. Google appealed, and the EU's General Court has now annulled the fine, though it upheld most of the Commission's findings.