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Big tech fines in 2018

In 2018, this directory records 1 major tech penalty totalling roughly $4.5B. The largest was Google's $4.5B action.

1 penalty

Google · Android · 2018

Google fined €4.34B over Android licensing restrictions

Reduced

The Commission ruled that Google required phone makers to pre-install Search and Chrome as a condition of licensing the Play Store, paid manufacturers for exclusivity, and blocked forked versions of Android. It remains the largest antitrust fine the EU has issued.

EC · EU€4.1B≈ $4.5B