The European Union’s Court of Justice, the highest court in the EU, issued a verdict in a case where Google was fined 2.4 billion euros by the European Commission for displaying search results on Google Shopping that favored its own products over competitors. The ruling was made by the General Court, which is the court of first instance.
The European Commission fined Google 2.4 billion euros in 2017 for the issue involving Google Shopping displaying search results that favored its own products, leading to a rapid decline in traffic for other websites. Google subsequently adjusted its search result display and appealed the verdict.
Google’s representative expressed disappointment with the ruling, stating that it was based on a limited set of data over a 7-year period. Over the years, Google has made improvements to its search results and generated billions of traffic to over 800 online price comparison services.
Source: CNBC
TLDR: The EU Court fined Google for favoring its own products on Google Shopping, leading to a drop in traffic for competitors. Google adjusted its search display and appealed the decision, citing improvements made to search results and traffic generation for online price comparison services.
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