France fines Google $267 million for abusing its ad market dominance
(Android Central)

Google apparently abused its power to further increase its dominant position in the online advertising market. What you need to know The French Competition Authority has slapped Google with a €220 million ($267 million) fine for abusing its dominance in the digital advertising market. The regulator has accused the search giant of unfairly favoring its own ad marketplace over rivals. Google has announced that it will be making changes to its ad technology to `make it easier` for publishers to use its tools with alternative ad technologies. Google has been fined €220 million ($267 million) by the French Competition Authority for favoring its own digital advertising services over rivals. The search giant has agreed to pay the fine and also proposed a few major changes to its ad technology. The announcement comes less than a month after Italy fined Google €100 million for unfairly restricting access to Android Auto to an EV charging app. The French watchdog has alleged that...