Google must pay record €4.1 billion fine, top EU court rules

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Brussels: Google must pay a record 4.1 billion euro antitrust fine after the European Union's highest court definitively ruled against the global tech giant. The Court of Justice completely dismissed Google's final legal appeal on Thursday.

The binding decision brings a decisive end to a monumental corporate legal battle, officially locking in the largest competition penalty ever issued by European regulators against a single company.

The historic ruling firmly upholds findings that the tech giant systematically abused its Android dominance to crush browser and search competition. Regulators proved that Google forced mobile device manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and the Chrome browser as a condition for licensing its vital Google Play store.

While Alphabet argued that the multi-billion euro penalty unfairly targeted technology innovation, Europe's top court completely rejected the claims.

The decision sets a permanent regulatory precedent, shaping how mobile operating systems operate globally moving forward.