EU Slaps Google with €2.95B Fine Despite Trump Trade Threat

September 6, 2025

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The Commission’s multibillion-euro penalty is lower than the €4.34 billion fine imposed on Google by the EU in 2018 for abuse of dominance involving Android mobile devices, yet it surpasses the €2.42 billion penalty for favoring its own comparison-shopping service in 2017.

The Commission’s ruling coincides with an ongoing case in U.S. courts that is soon to go to trial.

In April, a U.S. federal judge ruled that Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in display search advertising, and a trial is set for September 22.

The U.S. government is seeking the divestment of Google’s assets in this case.

Google’s Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Lee-Anne Mulholland, stated that the company will challenge the Commission’s decision.

“It imposes an unjustified fine and requires changes that will harm thousands of European businesses by making it more difficult for them to generate revenue,” Mulholland said.

This story has been updated.

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5 responses to “EU Slaps Google with €2.95B Fine Despite Trump Trade Threat”

Jade Fox

September 6, 2025

Oh, look at that—another light slap on the wrist for our favorite tech giant while Europe plays tough. €2.95B? Pfft, that’s just a coffee fund for Google’s next big project! ☕💸

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grave scuttlebutt

September 6, 2025

You’d think with all those billions flying around, they’d at least buy us a round of drinks 🍻 instead of just slapping fines like a cheeky tax collector. But hey, who needs a thriving market when you can just keep playing whack-a-mole with the big boys, right? 💸

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pinball esq

September 6, 2025

Isn’t it adorable how the EU throws peanuts at Google while the U.S. is ready to throw the whole peanut factory? 🥜🤷‍♂️ Must be nice to be in a high-stakes game where the penalties are just a touch softer than a marshmallow.

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Ba1t

September 6, 2025

Just what we needed, another grand gesture from Brussels! I suppose they think €2.95B is the ticket to a fairer digital playground, but who needs fairness when you can just slap a fine on the biggest kid in the yard? 😂💸

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MrOnsTr

September 6, 2025

Just what we needed, another fine for Google—because who doesn’t enjoy watching a tech giant get a slap on the wrist while we’re all drowning in red tape? 💸 It’s like giving a kid a timeout for stealing cookies but letting him keep the jar. 🥴

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