https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/20/google-gets-hit-with-1-7-billion-european-union-fine/

The European Union on Wednesday slapped Google with a $1.7 billion fine for the company’s efforts to block its competitors in the online advertising market.

The decision covers a decade-long period from 2006 to 2016 in which the EU said Google used its market position to clamp down on the ability of third-party rivals to display search ads. Among the methods the EU said Google used included exclusivity contracts that prevented website owners from including search results from rivals of Google.