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Business● ElevatedJul 3 · Jul 3, 2026, 12:46 AM

'In Sweden, Google ordered to pay one of the highest damages ever awarded in Europe in a private antitrust case'

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en]

The American tech giant has been ordered to pay €1.7 billion to Swedish firm Klarna for favoring its own price comparison service. This marks the latest episode in a series of sanctions against Google in Europe for abuse of dominant market position, writes Le Monde columnist Isabelle Chaperon.

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