Google lands third multibillion euro EU advertising fine in two years

European Commission accuses the search giant of blocking rival ads

Google fine
The European Commission’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Google has been fined €1.5bn (£1.29bn) by the European Union after regulators ruled that the search giant had broken antitrust advertising laws.

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