Google Asks EU Top Court to Uphold Ruling That Scrapped €1.49 Billion…

Google has asked the EU's highest court to uphold a lower-court ruling that overturned a €1.49 billion antitrust fine related to restrictive AdSense contracts. The case outcome will shape how EU courts assess competition cases involving dominant digital platforms and determine whether the Commission can reinstate the fine. If the Court of Justice sides with Google, the EU's ability to police exclusive contracts in ad tech weakens — and you can write them back in. If it sides with the Commission, exclusive clauses become radioactive across European SaaS, and every contract with a dominant partner needs legal review before signature.