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Google ordered to pay $665 million for anticompetitive practices in Germany

Google could should fork over 572 million euros, or practically $665 million, to 2 German corporations for “market abuse,” in line with a latest ruling from a Berlin court docket. First reported by Reuters, the tech big was ordered to pay roughly 465 million euros, or roughly $540 million, to Idealo and one other 107 million euros, or roughly $124 million, to Producto, each of that are worth comparability platforms based mostly in Germany. In line with the ruling, Google abused its dominant market place by favoring Google Buying in its personal search outcomes.

Idealo pursued authorized motion in opposition to Google, claiming that the Alphabet subsidiary was “self-preferencing” its personal platforms, which led to unfair market benefits that hindered opponents. The corporate first demanded at the least 3.3 billion euros, or greater than $3.8 billion, in damages in February 2025. To counter, Google stated it made adjustments in 2017 that allowed competing procuring platforms the identical alternative as Google Buying to show adverts by Google Search.

Idealo stated in a press launch that it’s going to proceed the authorized stress on Google, claiming that “the quantity awarded displays solely a fraction of the particular harm.” Albrecht von Sonntag, co-founder and member of Idealo’s advisory board, added in a press launch that “abuse of dominance will need to have penalties and should not be a worthwhile enterprise mannequin that pays off regardless of fines and damages.”

It is not the primary time Google has discovered itself in authorized hassle in Europe. Past Google Buying, Google was accused of favoring its personal Google Flights and Google Lodges in search outcomes, main the European Union to threaten massive fines for violating its Digital Markets Act. A month prior, the European Fee fined Google practically 3 billion euros, or greater than $3.4 billion, for its anticompetitive practices within the promoting tech business.

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