Google's long battle with EU antitrust regulators

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LUXEMBOURG : Google suffered one of its biggest setbacks on Wednesday after Europe's second-top court upheld an EU antitrust decision against the Alphabet company for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals.The company however had its fine reduced to 4.125 billion euros ($4.13 billion)

LUXEMBOURG : Google suffered one of its biggest setbacks on Wednesday after Europe's second-top court upheld an EU antitrust decision against the Alphabet company for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals.

Here is a timeline of Google's fight with the EU competition watchdog over its business practices, which have triggered numerous complaints by rivals on both sides of the Atlantic as well as consumer groups. * 27 June 2022 - Google is the target of an antitrust complaint by Danish online job-search rival Jobindex which alleges that Google unfairly favoured its own job search service.

* June 22 2021 - EU antitrust regulators open an investigation into Google's digital advertising business to see if it favours its own services. * July 18 2018 - EU antitrust regulators hand down a record 4.34 billion euro fine to Google over its Android mobile operating system after a three-year investigation.

* April 20 2016 - EU sends a charge sheet to Google outlining the company's anti-competitive practices with regard to Android smartphone makers and apps makers.* April 15 2015 - EU charges Google with blocking competitors of its price comparison shopping service.

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