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Is Google an evil monopoly? The EU thinks so

By Erin Dunne
Published July 18, 2018 10:01am ET
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Is Google an evil monopoly? The EU thinks so
EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager holds a press conference on a Competition Case involving Google Android at the European Commission building, in Brussels on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. The European Union's antitrust chief has fined Google a record $5 billion for abusing the market dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system. | (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

The European Union hit Google with a $5.06 billion antitrust fine. That’s the largest such fine on record and is the second time that the EU has gone after the American company. Last time, the company faced a $2.8 billion fine for promoting its own services in its Internet search results.

So, what exactly is Google in trouble for this time?

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