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Big tech fines in 2017

In 2017, this directory records 2 major tech penalties totalling roughly $2.6B. The largest was Google's $2.6B action.

2 penalties

Google · 2017

Google fined €2.42B for favouring its own shopping service

Final

The European Commission found that Google abused its search dominance by systematically placing its own comparison-shopping service at the top of results while demoting rival services.

EC · EU€2.4B≈ $2.6B

Amazon · 2017

Amazon's €250M Luxembourg tax order, later annulled

Annulled

The Commission ordered Luxembourg to recover tax advantages from Amazon, but EU courts annulled the decision, a ruling made final in 2023. It is included for completeness given its prominence.

EC · EU / Luxembourg€250M≈ $270M