{"id":16106,"date":"2026-07-02T17:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=16106"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:26:31","slug":"google-must-pay-e4-1bn-fine-for-using-android-to-block-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=16106","title":{"rendered":"Google must pay \u20ac4.1bn fine for using Android to &#8216;block&#8217; rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Europe&#8217;s top court has ruled Google must pay a \u20ac4.1bn (\u00a33.5bn) fine handed down for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The European Commission had originally handed out a \u20ac4.3bn (then \u00a33.9bn) fine in 2018, but this was trimmed to \u20ac4.1 bn in 2022. An appeal brought by the tech giant has now been dismissed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is the largest penalty the Commission has ever imposed against Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A Google spokesperson said the judgement &#8220;fails to recognise&#8221; the firm&#8217;s &#8220;significant investment to ensure Android remains open, interoperable and free&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;In any event, we adapted our agreements to comply with the initial decision back in 2018 and we remain focused on continued innovation and openness for our users, partners and developers,&#8221; they continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">When the fine was first announced in 2018, it was alleged there were three ways in which Google had acted illegally:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It was acknowledged that Google&#8217;s version of Android does not prevent device owners downloading alternative web browsers or using other search engines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Google&#8217;s chief executive Sundar Pichai blogged in response<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span> at the time to the original fine that the decision &#8220;rejects the business model that supports Android, which has created more choice for everyone, not less.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This is not the first case brought against Google and its parent company Alphabet by the European Commission. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In September 2024 it ruled Google must pay a \u20ac2.4bn (\u00a32bn) fine handed down for abusing the market dominance of its shopping-comparison service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Then in September 2025, it fined the search giant \u20ac2.95bn (\u00a32.5bn), finding it had breached competition laws by favouring its own products for displaying online ads, to the detriment of rivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The fine is not the largest ever imposed on Google, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In October 2024 a charge was brought against the firm by a Russian court for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The fine was for two undecillion roubles &#8211; 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