Proof that Big Tech can be regulated without a breakup

The wider aim of the EU crackdown on Google is to give more space to startups or competitors to offer the same kinds of services on a more level playing field, writes Lionel Laurent.

The EU’s top antitrust official, Margrethe Vestager, is closing out her term — possibly her last — with a €1.49bn fine on Google. She’d accused the search giant of abusing its market dominance to thwart advertising rivals.