Google’s Android fine: Trump accuses EU of ‘taking advantage’ of US

Tech giant was handed a £3.9bn penalty for breaching EU antitrust rules

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EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager announces the penalty in Brussels
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Donald Trump has criticised the European Union's decision to hit Google with a €4.34bn (£3.87bn) for breaching antitrust rules and abusing its market position.

“I told you so!”, the US president tweeted today. “The European Union just slapped a Five Billion Dollar fine on one of our great companies, Google. They truly have taken advantage of the U.S., but not for long!”

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