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Google hit with €1.5B fine from EU over advertising

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Re: Google hit with €1.5B fine from EU over advertising

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The EU feels to me like one of the few forces for good in the world at the moment

Let's not pretend it's not a mixed bag, e.g.: 'European multinationals are aggressively pursuing one of milk’s few growth markets, where locals say they can’t compete.' https://www.politico.eu/article/eus-milk-scramble-for-africa...

That article is about European multinationals, not the EU

Re: Google hit with €1.5B fine from EU over advertising

#12
post #7

The EU feels to me like one of the few forces for good in the world at the moment

Let's not pretend it's not a mixed bag, e.g.: 'European multinationals are aggressively pursuing one of milk’s few growth markets, where locals say they can’t compete.' https://www.politico.eu/article/eus-milk-scramble-for-africa...

Weird, since there is already a milk quota in place in Europe.

I don't think it's related to the EU as institution

Re: Google hit with €1.5B fine from EU over advertising

#13
post #7

The EU feels to me like one of the few forces for good in the world at the moment

Let's not pretend it's not a mixed bag, e.g.: 'European multinationals are aggressively pursuing one of milk’s few growth markets, where locals say they can’t compete.' https://www.politico.eu/article/eus-milk-scramble-for-africa...

It really is a mixed bag, but here in HN the EU gets very good publicity because it's always compared to the US. (Not that I'm pro-EU or anything)

Re: Google hit with €1.5B fine from EU over advertising

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post #5

Is there an other article with some background / explanation what Google did in this case? That they were "blocking others" doesn't tell me much. Edit: The linked article is now updated, at the time it was basically just a paragraph stating the fine.

They were setting chrome as default browser in android. Also they did not allow chaning the default search engine so easily.
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