Google fined $270 million in France for unfair advertising practices
3 years, 7 months ago

Google fined $270 million in France for unfair advertising practices

CNN  

London CNN Business — Google will pay a €220 million fine and make changes to its huge online advertising business as part of an antitrust settlement with French regulators. In a statement on Monday, France’s competition authority said it had fined Google “for abusing its dominant position” in the market for online advertising to the detriment of rival platforms and publishers. “The decision sanctioning Google is particularly significant because it is the first decision in the world to examine the complex algorithmic bidding processes by which online display advertising operates,” France’s antitrust chief Isabelle de Silva said in the statement. De Silva said that the fine and Google’s commitments “will restore a level playing field for all players, and the ability of publishers to make the most of their advertising space.” The case followed complaints by News Corp, French news publishing group Le Figaro and Belgian press group Rossel.

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An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google
4 days, 3 hours ago

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google

LA Times  

In its early days, the quirky tech startup known as Google adopted a visionary corporate credo: “Don’t be evil.” That later evolved into the motto: “Do the right thing,” reflecting the idealistic ambitions of the company’s founders that its technology could be a force for good. But more than two decades later, Google is confronting a starkly different view of …

Canada sues google alleging anticompetitive practices in online ads
1 month, 1 week ago

Canada sues google alleging anticompetitive practices in online ads

Hindustan Times  

Canada's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty. A large Google logo is seen at Google's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024 The Competition Bureau said …

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads

Live Mint  

Canada's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty. The Competition Bureau said that such action is necessary because an investigation into Google found that the company "unlawfully" tied together its ad …

Canada sues Google over anti-competitive practices in ad tech
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1 month, 1 week ago

Canada sues Google over anti-competitive practices in ad tech

New Indian Express  

Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet Inc.'s Google alleging that the tech giant abused its dominance and engaged in anti-competitive methods. The case centres on online web The watchdog, in a statement, said Google used its ad tech tools to maintain a market supremacy and used this position to prefer its own tools, often blocking competitors. As per reports, Google …

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canada’s antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty. The Competition Bureau said that such action is necessary because an investigation into Google found that the company “unlawfully” tied together …

Canada sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Canada sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising

Al Jazeera  

The antitrust watchdog wants Google to sell two ad tech tools and is seeking a penalty as well. Canada’s Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet’s Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog has said. The Competition Bureau, in a statement on Thursday, said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking an order that, among …

Google hit with 3.8 million rouble fine in Russia for non-compliance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Google hit with 3.8 million rouble fine in Russia for non-compliance

Live Mint  

Alphabet's Google has been fined 3.8 million roubles by a Russian district court for failing to remove content deemed illegal under Russian regulations, reported Reuters. In parallel, Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the company’s challenges during a recent earnings call, including the ongoing antitrust scrutiny in the United States. When questioned about the proposed remedies stemming from the Department of …

France court orders Google to halt news search scheme which might suppress some media articles
1 month, 3 weeks ago

France court orders Google to halt news search scheme which might suppress some media articles

Firstpost  

The Paris commercial court was ruling on an emergency injunction sought by the SEPM union that represents magazine staff in France A court in Paris ordered Google to halt its news search project which many claimed is intended to surpress media articles. Image Credit: Reuters A Paris court on Wednesday ordered Google to halt a project that would allegedly see …

Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
2 months, 1 week ago

Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fine, which is the equivalent of $20 billion trillion trillion, is the result of four years …

Russia has fined Google more money than there is in the entire world
2 months, 1 week ago

Russia has fined Google more money than there is in the entire world

ABC  

Russia has slapped Google with a fine so large that it outranks the world's entire gross domestic product. A Russian court has ruled that Google must compensate for its block on 17 Russian state media channels broadcasting on YouTube to the tune of 2 undecillion roubles — that's a two followed by 36 zeros — or $US20 decillion. Ukrainian news …

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats
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2 months, 1 week ago

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats

Associated Press  

Google's financial performance remains strong despite challenges from AI and regulatory scrutiny. The company's profits and revenue increased due to its moneymaking machine powered by its search engine, but this is primarily attributed to the AI investments. The company is facing legal challenges from the US Department of Justice and Virginia state authorities regarding its search engine and digital advertising …

Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mark Israel, an economist who …

Sundar Pichai says antitrust trials may drag for years: ‘Really harms Google…'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sundar Pichai says antitrust trials may drag for years: ‘Really harms Google…'

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it will take many years to resolve Google’s antitrust battles, implying that they do not pose an immediate threat to the company’s business. Where we think it really harms our ability to innovate on behalf of our users, we are going to be vigorous in defending ourselves.” Sundar Pichai indicated that Google's antitrust battles will …

French media sue Google for $1.1 billion over advertising
3 months, 2 weeks ago

French media sue Google for $1.1 billion over advertising

New Indian Express  

Paris: Seven French media groups plan to sue Google seeking more than 1 billion euros for alleged anti-competitive practices in online advertising, a report said Friday. The move comes after the French competition watchdog fined Google 220 million euros in June 2021 for favouring its own services in the online advertising sector. The French competition authority has stated that Google …

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google opened its defense against …

Google wins challenge against 1.49 billion euro EU antitrust fine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Google wins challenge against 1.49 billion euro EU antitrust fine

Live Mint  

Alphabet unit Google won its challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro antitrust fine imposed five years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising, a week after it lost a much bigger case. The European Commission in its 2019 decision said Google had abused its dominance to prevent websites from using brokers other than its AdSense platform that …

Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google won a court challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business. The EU’s General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission, which is the 27-nation bloc’s top antitrust enforcer. The commission’s ruling applied to a narrow …

Google loses fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fine
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Google loses fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fine

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago, one of a trio of hefty fines meted out to the company for various anti-competitive practices. The European Commission fined the world's most popular internet search engine in 2017 for using its own price comparison shopping service to gain …

Google faces antitrust lawsuit over its advertising technology
4 months ago

Google faces antitrust lawsuit over its advertising technology

ABC  

One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is facing another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology. In her opening statement, Google lawyer Karen Dunn likened the government's case to a "time capsule with a Blackberry, an iPod and a Blockbuster video card". In …

US takes on Google in blockbuster antitrust trial to determine if tech firm holds unfair monopoly in online advertising
4 months ago

US takes on Google in blockbuster antitrust trial to determine if tech firm holds unfair monopoly in online advertising

Daily Mail  

Google is back in court to answer accusations that it has cultivated an illegal monopoly on the lucrative digital ad market, marking the second attempt by the US government to possibly break up one of the most profitable companies in the world. The new antitrust case is being brought in the Eastern District of Virginia by the US Department of …

Google returns to court to face online advertising monopoly claims
4 months ago

Google returns to court to face online advertising monopoly claims

LA Times  

A new lawsuit alleges Google’s dominance of online advertising goes too far. The antitrust case sets the stage for a potential breakup of Google’s advertising and search businesses or an unwinding of acquisitions that have been pivotal to the tech giant’s growth, legal experts say. Filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states, the lawsuit also …

‘Google’s behaviour anti-competitive, thwarting competition in digital ads'
4 months ago

‘Google’s behaviour anti-competitive, thwarting competition in digital ads'

Hindustan Times  

Google was slammed Friday by U.K. regulators who say it's taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is facing on both sides of the Atlantic over its “ad tech” business practices. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said that the U.S. company gives preference to its own services …

Google antitrust ruling: A judge said the company is a monopoly, in a blow to the tech industry.
55 years ago

Google antitrust ruling: A judge said the company is a monopoly, in a blow to the tech industry.

Slate  

On Monday, a judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly on the markets for online search engines and text-based search advertising services. For more, here’s a breakdown of some of the biggest takeaways from Mehta’s long U.S. v. Google filing: Google Monopolized the Markets The decision found that Google was an effective monopolist in two specific markets, defined by the …

Google Has Acted As A Monopoly, Violated Competition Illegally: US Judge Says About Company's Practices
5 months ago

Google Has Acted As A Monopoly, Violated Competition Illegally: US Judge Says About Company's Practices

News 18  

Google has once again made the headlines regarding its search monopoly in the market and how it has been able to pump billions into the segment illegally and push competition way behind. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment …

Google loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Google loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising

Live Mint  

By Jody Godoy - Alphabet's Google must face trial on U.S. antitrust enforcers' claim that the internet search juggernaut illegally dominates the online advertising technology market, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, denied Google's motion during a hearing, according to court records. Google had argued for a win without a trial, saying …

Google fights $17 billion UK lawsuit over adtech practices
8 months ago

Google fights $17 billion UK lawsuit over adtech practices

The Hindu  

Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant's business practices. The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds on behalf of publishers of websites and apps based in the United Kingdom, …

Google fined €250 million in France over dispute with news publishers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Google fined €250 million in France over dispute with news publishers

Live Mint  

France’s competition watchdog fined Google 250 million euros, saying the search giant breached some commitments it made to negotiate license deals with an array of news publishers in the country. The Alphabet unit has for years been in the cross hairs of the French competition authority over its use of news publishers’ content in search results and, in 2022, Google …

Google hit with $2.3 billion lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups
10 months, 1 week ago

Google hit with $2.3 billion lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet's Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and Schibsted on Wednesday, alleging that they had suffered losses due to the company's practices in digital advertising. "The media companies involved have incurred losses due to a less competitive market, which is a direct result of Google's misconduct," a statement issued by their lawyers …

Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly: Know-more
11 months ago

Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly: Know-more

India TV News  

Google will face another antitrust trial in the United States, and this time it is over its ad tech policies in the nation. The lawsuit reads, “Google’s anti-competitive behaviour has raised barriers to entry to artificially high levels, forced key competitors to abandon the market for ad tech tools, dissuaded potential competitors from joining the market, and left Google’s few …

France Fines Yahoo 10 Million Euros Over Cookie Abuses
11 months, 3 weeks ago

France Fines Yahoo 10 Million Euros Over Cookie Abuses

News 18  

France’s data protection watchdog said Thursday that it had fined Yahoo 10 million euros for not respecting users’ refusals of internet-tracking “cookies” or implying they would lose access to email accounts if they did. In addition, Yahoo Mail users who attempted to withdraw consent for cookies were warned they would no longer have access to messaging or other Yahoo services., …

Google should pay a multibillion fine in antitrust shopping case, an EU court adviser says
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Google should pay a multibillion fine in antitrust shopping case, an EU court adviser says

Associated Press  

LONDON — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court said Thursday that Google should pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case in which regulators found the company gave its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. In a legal opinion, Kokott also proposed upholding the 2.4 billion euro fine that the European …

Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data on its users
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data on its users

The Hindu  

A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Google for failing to store personal data on its Russian users, the latest in a series of fines on the U.S. tech giant amid tensions between the Kremlin and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. A magistrate at Moscow's Tagansky district court fined Google 15 million rubles after the company repeatedly refused to …

Google paid $26 bln to be default search engine in 2021 - Bloomberg News
1 year, 2 months ago

Google paid $26 bln to be default search engine in 2021 - Bloomberg News

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google paid $26.3 billion to other companies in 2021 to ensure its search engine was the default on web browsers and mobile phones, a top company executive testified during the Justice Department's antitrust trial, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The amount of payments Google made for the default status has more than tripled since 2014, according to senior executive …

Google Antitrust Lawsuit: US accuses tech giant of using tons of illegal methods to push up ad prices
1 year, 3 months ago

Google Antitrust Lawsuit: US accuses tech giant of using tons of illegal methods to push up ad prices

Firstpost  

The US Justice Department has accused Google of manipulating online ad auctions, a multibillion-dollar industry dominated by Google. The tech giant artificially increased online advertising rates in an unjust manner, allegedly During a rare antitrust trial in Washington, a lawyer representing the US Justice Department questioned a Google executive on Wednesday regarding the tactics employed by the tech giant to …

U.S. accuses Google of illegal methods to push up ad prices
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. accuses Google of illegal methods to push up ad prices

The Hindu  

A lawyer for the U.S. Justice Department pressed a Google executive on Wednesday about techniques the search and advertising giant used to push up online advertising prices in an allegedly unfair way. Testifying at a once-in-a-generation antitrust trial in Washington where the United States has accused Google of abusing its dominance of search and some advertising, Google executive Adam Juda …

Google’s trial, Amazon’s FTC lawsuit, and the perils of the garbage internet.
1 year, 3 months ago

Google’s trial, Amazon’s FTC lawsuit, and the perils of the garbage internet.

Slate  

Shopping for dog food shouldn’t be this hard. In suing Google, the DOJ and 11 states called the search engine the “unchallenged gateway to the internet” for billions of people and noted that, in order to reach them, “countless advertisers must pay a toll.” Similarly, the FTC and 17 states allege that Amazon degraded the quality of its services and …

Who Is Google Actually Hurting?
1 year, 3 months ago

Who Is Google Actually Hurting?

Slate  

The Department of Justice has taken Google to court, in the most significant antitrust lawsuit to hit in decades. It’s arguing that Google unlawfully struck billion-dollar deals to be the default search engine on smartphone browsers, with executives of Apple expected to testify about the company’s cozy partnership. Advertisers Big and small businesses use Google as a critical bridge to …

Google in last ditch effort to overturn $2.6 bln EU antitrust fine
1 year, 3 months ago

Google in last ditch effort to overturn $2.6 bln EU antitrust fine

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday made a last-ditch effort at Europe's top court to overturn a 2.42 billion euro EU antitrust fine imposed for market abuse related to its shopping service, saying that regulators failed to show that its practices were anti-competitive. Google lawyer Thomas Graf said the European Commission had failed to show that the company's different treatment of rivals …

France fines Google over search, app store results
1 year, 6 months ago

France fines Google over search, app store results

The Hindu  

French authorities imposed a two-million-euro fine on Google on Tuesday over incomplete results in its search engine and app store. The Competition, Consumer and Anti-Fraud Office said the U.S. tech giant's search engine lacked information concerning the ranking criteria of results. The Google Play Store, it added, also lacked information on the ranking criteria of results, payment information and dispute …

Gannett sues Google, alleges online ad monopoly
1 year, 6 months ago

Gannett sues Google, alleges online ad monopoly

The Hindu  

Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper chain and publisher of USA Today, on Tuesday sued Google for trying to corner the market for online advertising by monopolising ad technology. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Gannett, which has more than 200 daily newspapers, said Google's control over tools for buying and selling online ads forces publishers to sell more …

USA Today publisher sues Google over online ad monopoly claims
1 year, 6 months ago

USA Today publisher sues Google over online ad monopoly claims

The Telegraph  

The largest newspaper publisher in the US has filed a lawsuit against Google over claims that the tech giant holds unlawful monopolies in the online advertising market. Gannett, which owns USA Today and a raft of local titles, alleges that Google controls how publishers sell their ad slots and forces them to sell an increasing amount of space to Google …

Google Faces EU Charges Over Anti-Competitive Practices: Here's Why
1 year, 6 months ago

Google Faces EU Charges Over Anti-Competitive Practices: Here's Why

ABP News  

Alphabet's Google has been charged by European Union's antitrust regulators for anti-competitive practices in its digital advertising business on Wednesday. According to the 'Statement of Objections' sent to Google by the Commission over "abusive practices in online advertising technology" the company may have to sell part of its advertising business to address antitrust regulators' concerns. "The Commission takes issue with …

EU says Google ‘abused its dominant positions’ in online ads
1 year, 6 months ago

EU says Google ‘abused its dominant positions’ in online ads

The Hindu  

The European Commission accused Google on Wednesday of abusing its dominance of the online ad market and recommended the U.S. company sell part of its ad services to ensure fair competition. Google issued an immediate statement with its vice president for global ads, Dan Taylor, saying “we disagree” with the commission’s announcement “and we will respond accordingly”. Commission Vice President …

EU regulators order Google to break up digital ad business over competition concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

EU regulators order Google to break up digital ad business over competition concerns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy European Union antitrust regulators took …

Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
1 year, 6 months ago

Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges Wednesday, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant’s main moneymaker. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory …

Breakup of Google Ad-Tech Business Now on Table in Europe, Too
1 year, 6 months ago

Breakup of Google Ad-Tech Business Now on Table in Europe, Too

Live Mint  

European Union antitrust regulators are considering pursuing a breakup of Google’s advertising-technology business as part of a new antitrust complaint, according to people familiar with the matter, escalating a trans-Atlantic push to loosen the search giant’s hold on digital ads. The European Commission, the EU’s top antitrust regulator, is expected as soon as Wednesday to file a formal antitrust complaint …

EU regulators may demand Google to sell part of ad-tech business, says source
1 year, 6 months ago

EU regulators may demand Google to sell part of ad-tech business, says source

The Hindu  

European Union antitrust regulators may order Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell a part of its advertising-technology business, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The EU's top antitrust watchdog, the European Commission, could issue a formal complaint against Google as early as Wednesday, the source said, further intensifying trans-Atlantic efforts to diminish the tech giant's …

Indian Government plans action against Google after antitrust breaches
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian Government plans action against Google after antitrust breaches

The Hindu  

India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc.'s Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India's antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million in two cases, which involved abusing its dominant position in the Android operating system market, …

Google to pay $8 million to settle claims of deceptive ads
1 year, 7 months ago

Google to pay $8 million to settle claims of deceptive ads

The Hindu  

Google, a unit of Alphabet, has agreed to pay $8 million to settle claims it used deceptive The search and advertising giant, which also makes Android smartphone software and owns YouTube, has been scrutinised for antitrust and consumer protection infractions by both the federal government and state attorneys general. In this instance, Paxton's office alleged that Google hired radio announcers …

Google fined $32 million in South Korea for anti-competitive behaviour
1 year, 8 months ago

Google fined $32 million in South Korea for anti-competitive behaviour

The Hindu  

South Korean authorities have fined search giant Google $32 million over its anti-competitive behaviour and for stopping a rival platform from growing its own business in the region. The country’s Fair Trade Commission alleged that Google asked both large and small Korean gaming companies and Chinese gaming companies to launch their games via the Google Play Store on an exclusive …

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