Google fined $6.8 million in Russia over antitrust violations
The antitrust authorities ruled that Google favored its digital services over those of rivals and did so by abusing their massive market lead with Android.In the ruling, the Federation Antimonopoly Service said that Google blocked out rivals from including their own services on Android, such as Maps, search and more.Google said in a statement on Thursday.Google has faced similar allegations from the EU and other countries and is facing much larger fines.
Russia hits Google with $6.75 million fine for violating antitrust laws
We're used to hearing about Google facing charges from antitrust authorities in Europe, but the search giant is also having a troubled time in Russia, where the country's national regulator has just fined the company $6.75 million for demanding hardware makers bundle its own services in Android devices.Russia's Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) ruled last year that Google is "abusing" its position in the mobile market after a six-month investigation following a complaint from Yandex, the country's largest search engine and Google rival.Google is facing the same charge from European regulators, who say that requiring manufacturers to pre-install Search on Android devices as a condition to license certain Google apps breaches antitrust rules.
Google Gets Fined Almost $7 million by a Russian Watchdog Group
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Russia's anti-monopoly body levies $6.8 million fine on Google
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