EU court largely upholds massive Google Android anti-competition fine

The court said it was appropriate to impose a fine of €4.125bn on Google, slightly lower than the original €4.34bn penalty

The European Court of Justice’s General Court mostly confirmed a European Commission decision to slap Google with a fine of more than €4bn for stifling competition through the dominance of Android. Picture Jonathan Brady/PA

One of the European Union’s highest courts has largely upheld a huge fine issued to Google by the bloc’s anti-competition watchdog in 2018 over the tech giant’s Android mobile operating system.

The European Court of Justice’s General Court mostly confirmed a European Commission decision to slap Google with a fine of more than €4bn for stifling competition through the dominance of Android.