Google loses appeal against €2.4bn EU fine for abusing market position 

The fine was imposed following an investigation by the European Commission which found Google abused its market dominance in search to give preference to it own Google Shopping product. 

Google has lost its fight against a €2.42bn 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 an unfair advantage over smaller European rivals.