{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c6b689d1c191a909611db22f","clusterId":"c_0e78c6727e290198e2a5728f","slug":"eu-supreme-court-upholds-google-s-4-125-billion-euro-android-antitrust-fine","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"EU Supreme Court Upholds Google's 4.125 Billion Euro Android Antitrust Fine","summary":"The European Court of Justice dismissed Google and Alphabet's final appeal on July 2, 2026, upholding a 4.125 billion euro fine originally imposed by the European Commission in 2018 for anti-competitive Android contracts that required pre-installation of Google Search and Chrome and restricted unauthorized Android forks. The ruling ends an eight-year legal battle.","whyItMatters":"The decision finalizes one of the largest antitrust penalties in EU history and may encourage other regulators and companies to pursue damages from Google.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe European Court of Justice on July 2 dismissed Google and Alphabet\u0026#39;s appeal against a 4.125 billion euro fine over Android contracts, ending an eight-year antitrust case. The court found that Google\u0026#39;s requirement for device makers to pre-install Google Search and Chrome as a condition for licensing Google Play, and its restrictions on devices running unauthorized Android forks, constituted an abuse of dominance. The ruling upholds a 2022 reduction from the original 4.342865 billion euro penalty but confirms the core finding of anti-competitive conduct. Google said it has already changed its contracts to comply with the 2018 decision.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The EU's top court has upheld Google's 4.125 billion euro fine over Android contracts, ending an eight-year antitrust battle. The ruling says pre-installed apps benefit from 'status quo bias' and Google failed to prove usage was due to user preference alone.","twitterPost":"EU Supreme Court upholds Google's 4.125 billion euro fine over Android contracts, ending an 8-year antitrust battle. The court found pre-installed apps benefit from 'status quo bias' and Google failed to show usage was driven by user preference alone.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The European Court of Justice dismissed Google's final appeal against a 4.125 billion euro fine for anti-competitive Android contracts, ending an eight-year legal battle. The court found that requiring pre-installation of Google Search and Chrome and restricting unauthorized Android forks constituted abuse of dominance. Google said it has already changed its contracts to comply.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260703-google-lose-antitrust-fine/\",\"title\":\"EU Supreme Court upholds Google's approximately 760 billion yen fine over Android, ending an 8-year antitrust battle\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3895,"outputTokens":556,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783048376,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T03:06:22.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-03T03:09:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T03:09:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0e78c6727e290198e2a5728f","canonicalTitle":"EU最高裁がGoogleのAndroidをめぐる約7600億円制裁金を支持、8年続いた独禁法バトルがついに決着","representativeArticleId":"a_d2cd1d5140a5d3747e99f424","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-03T02:27:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T02:27:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T03:09:51.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260703-google-lose-antitrust-fine/","title":"EU最高裁がGoogleのAndroidをめぐる約7600億円制裁金を支持、8年続いた独禁法バトルがついに決着"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The European Court of Justice dismissed Google and Alphabet's final appeal on July 2, 2026, upholding a 4.125 billion euro fine.","The fine was originally imposed by the European Commission in 2018 for anti-competitive Android contracts.","The court found that Google's requirement for device makers to pre-install Google Search and Chrome as a condition for licensing Google Play constituted an abuse of dominance.","The ruling upholds a 2022 reduction from the original 4.342865 billion euro penalty.","Google said it has already changed its contracts to comply with the 2018 decision."]}