US EditionGoogle hit with $3.5 billion fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case
The European Union fined Google €2.95 billion for favoring its own digital ad services, marking the fourth antitrust penalty amid ongoing regulatory scrutiny since 2014.
- The European Commission fined Google $3.5 billion on September 5, 2025, for abusing its dominance in online advertising across the EU.
- The fine followed findings that Google used its size to exclude rival ad tech providers, which led to claims of anticompetitive conduct.
- Google stated it would appeal the decision and has 60 days to submit a compliance plan to EU regulators amid rising US-EU tensions.
- President Trump criticized the EU's measures on Truth Social and vowed to initiate a Section 301 action to challenge what he described as unjust penalties.
- The EU fine and US government responses suggest escalating conflict over tech regulation, highlighting differing approaches to American firms abroad.
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Transatlantic Twofer in Google's Display-Ads Case: EU Levies €2.95B Fine, DOJ Proposes Breakup
The European Commission also suggests that only 'a structural remedy' can end Google’s abuses of power. Google says the 'unjustified fine' will make it harder for Europeans to make money.
The former commissioner accuses Italy and Germany: "Child agreement of their positions" .The issue of duties continues to keep the tension on the Brussels-Washington axis. The EU Commission hit Google with an antitrust fine of 2.95 billion euros for having abused its dominant position in the area of...
Google hit with US$3.45bil EU antitrust fine over adtech practices
BRUSSELS: Alphabet's Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro (US$3.45 billion) European Union antitrust fine on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, a sharp sanction that riled up US President Donald Trump. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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EU Commission reluctantly fines Google nearly €3 billion despite Trump threat
Brussels has slapped a fine on the US giant despite tensions with US President Donald Trump over trade and tariffs. The EU Commission has yet to go as far as demanding the breakup of the company.
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