Google calls the $271M fine disproportionate, agrees to changes demanded in future negotiations

Google calls the fine disproportionate

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Published onMarch 20, 2024

published onMarch 20, 2024

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Google has been hit with a €250 million ($271 million) fine in France due to the way it conducted negotiations with publishers. It was also found to have used news content to train the native chatbot,Gemini, without informing the publisher or authority!

The sameFrench Competition Authorityhad previously fined Google $500 million for similar violations. France has stringent copyright laws to prevent big corporations from exploiting small publishers.

Google’s response to the fine

In theofficial blog post, Google confirmed that it would accept the changes recommended by the French competition authority to put an end to the ongoing matter.

Later in its response, Google called the fine disproportionate and highlighted the effort it put into the hearing and the negotiations.

Google also shared the enforced negotiation methodology, which it callsnon-discriminatoryandtransparent.

Lately, tech giants have been cautious about their operations in the EU, especially after theDigital Markets Act (DMA)came into force.Microsoft allowed users to uninstall Edge, and Apple let them change the default browser on iOS.

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Google calls the $271M fine disproportionate, agrees to changes demanded in future negotiations

Google’s response to the fine