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Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals

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Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours ago

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A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."

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The fine is not the largest ever imposed on Google, however.

In October 2024 a charge was brought against the firm by a Russian court for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.

The fine was for two undecillion roubles - more than the world’s total GDP.

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