Google faces a multimillion-dollar fine for alleged abuse of monopoly in Europe, according to a report The Telegraph that collect various media in the US.
according to this report, the European Commission (EC) made official the fine amounting to US $ 3.400 million (3.000 million euros) in the coming weeks, after an investigation of six years. The Commission accuses Google to modify search results and prioritize their services at the expense of its competitors.
In addition to the fine, the Commission prohibit modifying Google search results to be more relevant over competitors. According to the newspaper, Google has resisted so that no engine algorithms search the heart of your business to intervene.
The Telegraph says that the fine could amount to a maximum 6,000 million, or ten percent of annual sales of Google, although the figure has been handled so far is 3,000 million euros.
The Silicon Valley giant gave no comments to The Telegraph.
The British newspaper said Margarethe Vestager, Commissioner EC competition, reported last week that there could be more charges against Google, in business travel information and maps. Google has Google Maps, the platform most used maps and geolocation, and the company also has various services for travel planning.
The report of this fine comes just weeks after that Google was accused of having a monopoly with its mobile operating system Android. The Vestager itself is also leading the charge against Google and its operating system. Android already has more than 1,400 million active devices worldwide.
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