Google gets record €2.4 billion EU fine for skewing searches

The search-engine giant has 90 days to give equal treatment to rival sites

Margrethe Vestager

Google lost itsbiggest regulatory battle yet, getting a record €2.4 billion fine from the European Union's competition watchdog which says the search-engine giant skewed results to thwart smaller shopping search services.

Alphabet’s Google has 90 days to "stop its illegal conduct" and give equal treatment to rival price-comparison services, according to a binding order from the European Commission on Tuesday. It’s up to Google to choose how it does this and inform the ...