EU Regulator Fines Google More Than $5 Billion

The European Union's antitrust regulator fined Google a record $5 billion Wednesday for illegally exploiting the powerful market share position of its Android smartphone system. The EU antitrust regulator concluded that Google, whose Android system operates more than 80 percent of the world's smartphones, abused its dominant position to promote its own apps and services, especially the company's search engine. The regulator ordered Google to end the illegal practices within...

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