EU slaps Google with record $2.7B antitrust fine for skewing search results

[EC]

The European Union on Tuesday handed down a record $2.7 billion fine to Google for abusing its dominant position as a search result to advance its own product.

The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, said that Google gave itself an illegal advantage by boosting its own comparison shopping service on its website, giving it an unfair leg up over competitors' products.

More: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/339602-eu-slaps-google-with-record-27-billion-antitrust-fine-for-skewing-search

Link says it's a breaking story and will be updated during the day.

[kevindavis007]

The EU is nothing more than a bureaucrats dream come true..

[driftdiver]

The EU is nothing more than a bureaucrats dream come true..

Same for google

[Drago]

Yellow Pages 1970...dominant/exclusive "search engine" and 100% "skewed" results by ad $$ placement. EU nightmare, sue 'em!!  ;-)  Oh, but you did get your one line white page business listing.

[driftdiver]

Yellow Pages 1970...dominant/exclusive "search engine" and 100% "skewed" results by ad $$ placement. EU nightmare, sue 'em!!  ;-)  Oh, but you did get your one line white page business listing.

Hardly an equal comparison.

A better one would be the white pages.  Where you have to pay to have your name show up.  And if they don't like you they'll repress your name anyway

[Wingnut]

Hardly an equal comparison.

A better one would be the white pages.  Where you have to pay to have your name show up.  And if they don't like you they'll repress your name anyway

Yeah. Sucks to have a last name that starts with "Z".  Damn Whitepage privilege.

[driftdiver]

Yeah. Sucks to have a last name that starts with "Z".  Damn Whitepage privilege.

Pay up and you can be first.   Unless of course they don't like you.