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Google faces another fine of $ 1 billion from the European Commission. According to media reports, this could exceed the record amount of about 2.4 billion euros from the shopping search process.
According to a press article, Google risks a new multi-billion dollar fine from the European Commission. Also in the competition for the Android smartphone system will probably found the abuse of a dominant position, wrote the "Wall Street Journal", citing informed people Wednesday. The penalty could exceed the record amount of about 2.4 billion euros in the procedure around looking for shopping in the last year – but probably would not be double-digit. The decision is expected in the coming weeks.
The Commission adopted the Android case in April 2015 and, a year later, accused the group of abusing a dominant position. Google and the parent company Alphabet reject the allegations
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Among other things, the Commission is disturbed by the fact that Android smartphone manufacturers, who want to integrate Google services, immediately a package of applications on the Internet Group companies must bring to the devices. Google responds that it is necessary to have a minimum number of applications on the device because users would not be able to use Google services properly. In addition, the Brussels authority criticizes the anti-fragmentation agreement that Google enabled service providers can not sell smartphones with modified Android versions at the same time.
It is still unclear to what extent Margrethe Vestager Terms and Conditions The "Financial Times" previously reported that the Commission should tackle the Android case. A third procedure in Brussels concerns the "AdSense for Search" service, in which other websites can integrate Google search masks. Among other things, the group limits the possibilities of these providers to also display Google's search engine advertising competitors, the commission found. Google advertising will be treated preferentially.
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