EU Commission: Google AdSense fine antitrust case

European Commission · AT.40411 · decided Mar 20, 2019 · Dismissed

The Commission found Google imposed restrictive clauses on third-party websites that stopped rivals from placing search adverts there.

The case

Against: Google, Alphabet
Regulator: European Commission
Docket: AT.40411
Decided: Mar 20, 2019
Status: DismissedThe General Court annulled the decision and the fine in September 2024.
Outcome: The Commission fined Google EUR 1.49 billion over exclusivity clauses in AdSense for Search contracts; the decision was later annulled.
Amount: EUR 1.49 billion

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Mar 20, 2019	Decision: EU Commission: Google AdSense fine	Decision	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext date	United States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.	Antitrust	Active	Sep 24, 2024
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext date	Hachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Jul 10
Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext date	Google v. SerpApiMotion HearingActiveContractN.D. Cal.	Contract	Active	Dec 19, 2025
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext date	EVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 9
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext date	Gavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Mar 4
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiled	EU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million	Antitrust	Decided	Jul 23
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiled	EU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission	Antitrust	Closed	Jul 9

Caption and links

Google Search (AdSense)