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Google Overturns €1.5 Billion E.U. Antitrust Fine

Google has successfully overturned a €1.5 billion antitrust fine it was handed by the European Commission five years ago. Judges at the European General Court annulled the decision because the Commission had made errors in its assessment of the company’s advertising contracts. Specifically, the Commission had not demonstrated that Google’s contracts with publishers had potentially deterred innovation, helped the company…