Google’s hopes of overturning a record EU competition fine were dealt a severe blow on Thursday, after an adviser to Europe’s top court agreed with Brussels regulators that the tech giant had used its Android mobile phone operating system to squash rivals.
Juliane Kokott, advocate-general of the European Court of Justice, the EU’s highest court, said that a €4.12bn fine issued against the US company should be upheld.
While not legally binding, the majority of such opinions are followed by the ECJ. A ruling by the court is expected in the coming months.
您已阅读22%（556字），剩余78%（1919字）包含更多重要信息，订阅以继续探索完整内容，并享受更多专属服务。