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Google Seeks EU Court Backing to Preserve Reversal of €1.49 Billion Antitrust Fine

Google has asked the EU's highest court to reject regulators' appeal and preserve a lower court ruling that overturned a €1.49 billion fine tied to its AdSense advertising platform, arguing that competitors retained meaningful ability to challenge it in the market.

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The Wire takeaway

If you're building ad-tech to compete with Google, the EU court just signalled that proving dominance abuse requires showing competitors actually couldn't compete - not just that Google had contractual power. The evidentiary bar for regulators just got higher.

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Topics: Fintech · google-antitrust · eu-competition-law · digital-advertising · adsense · cjeu-ruling

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Verified 16 July 2026 · Sources: Fusion42 review