EU fines Google $5 billion for Android OS market dominance

Published July 18, 2018 12:53pm ET



European Union regulators fined Google more than $5 billion on Wednesday for abusing the dominance of its Android operating system, and said the tech giant should look to make competition more fair.

The EU is calling for Google to allow smaller players in the mobile operating system space to flourish in the marketplace, a source familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

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