Overview

• Google successfully challenged a €1.49 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for antitrust violations related to its AdSense platform.
• The General Court found that the Commission failed to properly consider the duration of Google's restrictive contract clauses.
• Google had already removed the controversial contract clauses in 2016, prior to the Commission's decision.
• The annulled fine was one of three major penalties totaling €8.25 billion that the EU levied against Google between 2017 and 2019.
• The European Commission is reviewing the court's decision and may consider an appeal to the EU Court of Justice.