Google dealt blow in appeal at top EU court against €4.12 billion fine

The search engine giant is accused of having abused its dominant position to push rivals out of the market.

The advocate-general of the European Court of Justice has upheld a fine of €4.124 billion ($4.75 billion) against tech giant Google that was imposed by the European Commission in July 2028.

The original fine was €4.343 billion ($5 billion), which was reduced to €4.124 billion in September 2022 after Google appealed before the

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