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EU hits Google with record Sh278 billion fine

Google headquarters in California, USA. The company has also been accused of blocking rivals in online search advertising. [Courtesy]

European Union (EU) anti-trust regulators yesterday hit Alphabet unit Google with a record 2.42-billion-euro ($2.7 billion - Sh278 billion) fine for breaching anti-trust rules after a seven-year investigation.

It is the biggest fine the EU has ever imposed on a single company in an anti-trust case, exceeding a 1.06-billion-euro sanction handed down to US chipmaker Intel in 2009.

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