US Big Tech firms have been the recipients of some of the largest fines ever imposed by competition authorities in Europe.
In total, the European Commission so far fined Google over €8bn and Microsoft over €2bn.
The French and Italian national competition authorities have also levied substantial penalties on Amazon, Apple and Google in recent years.
Cullen International’s new infographic provides an overview of the biggest European antitrust fines on Big Tech firms, putting them in context and showing how the amounts are calculated.
2024 UPDATE:
The European Commission’s €1.8bn fine on Apple is the latest in a string of hefty antitrust penalties that competition authorities in Europe have imposed on US Big Tech firms.
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