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Google must pay a large fine

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Google must pay a large fine. The fine is 4 point 1 billion Euros. The highest court in Europe decides this. The court name is European Court of Justice. Google used its power in the internet. Google gave rules to other firms. That was not allowed.

It is about phones with the system Android. Google makes this system. Many firms use Android for their smart phones. Google forced these firms. They had to put Google search on the phone. The browser Chrome had to be on the phones too. Only then they could use other Google services. The court says: Google wants to push away other firms.

The EU Commission gave the fine in the year 2018. Google wanted to fight the fine. The court confirms the judgment now. It is the highest fine for breaking fair rules in the EU. Google changed its rules now. Google must pay the money anyway. Google earns much money with ads in the internet.

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Definitions

Fine for breaking rules
A fine for firms that do not follow fair rules.
Market power
If one firm is very big and controls the market.
Browser
A program to look at websites in the internet.
System
The software that controls a phone or a computer.
Forcing products
If you only get one product with another product.

People

Augustin Reyna
The boss of the consumer group Beuc in Europe.
Suleyman Zorba
A politician for the Green party for digital things.

Locations

Luxemburg
A small country in Europe. The European Court of Justice is there.
Brüssel
The city in Belgium where the EU Commission works.

Sources

Südtirol News

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SRF

EU-Gericht bestätigt Milliardenbusse gegen Google

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Kleine Zeitung

Google muss nun doch eine Milliardenstrafe zahlen

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ANSA

++ La Corte Ue conferma maxi multa da 4,1 miliardi a Google per Android ++ - Notizie - Ansa.it

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la Repubblica

La Corte di Giustizia Ue conferma la multa da 4,1 miliardi a Google per Android

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Spiegel

Europäischer Gerichtshof bestätigt Milliardenbuße gegen Google

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EU-Klatsche für Google: Milliardenstrafe bleibt bestehen

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