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EU publishes full €2.95 billion Google AdTech fine decision

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The European Commission published the provisional non-confidential version of its 363-page AdTech decision, fining Google €2.95 billion for abusive leveraging across display advertising intermediation markets. The decision states that merely stopping the conduct is insufficient and that the underlying conflicts of interest must be eliminated.

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For you, this means EU regulators are moving beyond fines toward structural remedies that could reshape how display advertising is intermediated.

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EU publishes full €2.95 billion Google AdTech fine decision

The European Commission published the provisional non-confidential version of its 363-page AdTech decision, fining Google €2.95 billion for abusive leveraging across display advertising intermediation markets. The decision states that merely stopping the conduct is insufficient and that the underlying conflicts of interest must be eliminated. For you, this means EU regulators are moving beyond fines toward structural remedies that could reshape how display advertising is intermediated.

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