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Google Hit With $4.7 Billion EU Fine — And Indian Android Users Should Pay Attention
Ars Technica·Friday, 3 July 2026
Google has lost a long-running appeal against a record European Union fine of $4.7 billion. The EU penalised Google for bundling its search engine and Chrome browser with Android devices. This is now a confirmed, settled legal outcome — not a pending case.
Why It Matters
India has hundreds of millions of Android users. This ruling is about the same bundling practices that put Google Search and Chrome on every Indian Android phone by default.
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