Google has lost its battle against the biggest anti-trust penalty in European history. The European Court of Justice has upheld a record fine of more than 4.1 billion euros, rejecting the tech giant’s appeal over what regulators say were anti-competitive business practices.
0:00 Smartphone manufacturers were required to pre-install Google Chrome and Google Search
1:03 Google was fined before by the EU
1:21 Trump accuses EU of targeting US tech firms
1:36 Matthias Kettemann, University of Innsbruck
1:47 How significant is this ruling?
2:15 Anti-trust fines are a last resort
2:51 Browser, smartphone and search engine markets are not competitive
4:00 It has fallen upon the EU to become the world’s digital regulator
5:01 Penalties won’t change corporate behavior, but Europe sends a signal: “You have to respect our laws”
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