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Annulledfine · Antitrust (Art. 102 TFEU)

Google's €1.49B AdSense fine, later annulled

€1.5B

$1.6B at the time

European Commission

EU · 2019

Status: Annulled

What happened

The Commission fined Google for imposing clauses on websites using AdSense for Search that blocked them from displaying rival search ads. In September 2024 the EU General Court annulled the decision.

How it affected users

The alleged conduct reduced competition in search advertising, which indirectly raised costs and limited the range of ad-funded services available to users.

Status timeline

  1. Mar 20, 2019

    €1.49B fine imposed for restrictive AdSense clauses.

  2. Sep 18, 2024

    Annulled by the EU General Court; the Commission's abuse findings were not fully upheld.

    Effective amount: none owed

Sources

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Cite this entry

Deepak Gupta, "Google's €1.49B AdSense fine, later annulled," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2019-03-20. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/google-eu-adsense-2019/

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