Google hit with massive $3B antitrust fine by EU over adtech practices — despite Trump threat
Google was hit with a $3.45 billion fine by the European Union on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, marking its fourth penalty in its decade long fight with EU antitrust regulators.The move by the European Commission was triggered by a complaint from the European Publishers Council and comes amid a threat by President Trump to retaliate against the European Union for any push against Big Tech.The EU competition enforcer had originally planned to hand out the fine on Mon ...