Google agrees to change advertising practices after €220 million French antitrust penalty

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French antitrust regulator found in its probe that Google had abused its power in the complex online advertising market

Technology giant Google has agreed to pay a €220 million (about £190 million) fine and make changes to some of its ad services as part of an antitrust settlement with French antitrust watchdog. ...

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