EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine
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EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine
European Union regulators slapped Google with a record €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion) antitrust fine on Tuesday, the latest broadside fired at big American tech companies doing business in the region.
The European Commission found that the U.S. tech giant denied "consumers a genuine choice" by using its search engine to unfairly steer them to its own shopping platform.
Regulators said that Google must change its behavior within 90 days or face additional penalties.
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Shopping?
Does anyone here in Europe use Google for shopping? We use Google to get to other shops and it does a good job of it.
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@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
Shopping?
Does anyone here in Europe use Google for shopping? We use Google to get to other shops and it does a good job of it.
Now it does, after they got caught doing a bad job.
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Well, has it ever done a bad job?
I put as much faith in the EU antitrust committee as I do in a lottery ticket.
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@Breffni-Potter I use google in 2 ways: either to have a quick link to amazon or to seach in shopping for other platforms.
I suppose if you click on shopping third parties will pay for advertisement, but to be honest the entire thing is BS!like cookie allerts or microsoft asking if you really want to change edge...
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Does anyone remember that pointlessly annoying "browser choice" thing the EU forced on Microsoft? Every time you installed a new OS, you got this app that ran asking you to "choose" a browser from a list. Fiddly to get rid of.
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@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
Well, has it ever done a bad job?
I put as much faith in the EU antitrust committee as I do in a lottery ticket.
they simply do not know what they are doing. anyway you cannot expect much from a bunch of people that discussed a lot on how you have to call a marmalade....
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@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
Does anyone remember that pointlessly annoying "browser choice" thing the EU forced on Microsoft? Every time you installed a new OS, you got this app that ran asking you to "choose" a browser from a list. Fiddly to get rid of.
They forced in on the EU. Most of the US doesn't see that, did they. Go to the EU and immediately you realize how much you don't see it here.
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@scottalanmiller said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
Does anyone remember that pointlessly annoying "browser choice" thing the EU forced on Microsoft? Every time you installed a new OS, you got this app that ran asking you to "choose" a browser from a list. Fiddly to get rid of.
They forced in on the EU. Most of the US doesn't see that, did they. Go to the EU and immediately you realize how much you don't see it here.
Sorry what?
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Meh, I use Bing. I get better results anyways, and get free money for using it (I promise it's not the money talking).
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@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
@scottalanmiller said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:
Does anyone remember that pointlessly annoying "browser choice" thing the EU forced on Microsoft? Every time you installed a new OS, you got this app that ran asking you to "choose" a browser from a list. Fiddly to get rid of.
They forced in on the EU. Most of the US doesn't see that, did they. Go to the EU and immediately you realize how much you don't see it here.
Sorry what?
Oh, forgot you were in London, not NYC. Same thing, different accent.
