The French government fined Google $ 166 million

Paris, Ta. December 20, 2019, Friday

France's Competition Authority fined Google $ 166 million The French government took action after Google was accused of discriminating in advertising.

European countries are increasingly accusing American online companies of failing to maintain transparency online. The European Union also fined companies like Google-Facebook for such allegations.

Now the French government has fined Google $ 166 million. Google's complaint of placing an ad was unfair. The government imposed the penalty saying Google was not transparent about placing ads online.

A complaint surfaced in France's online platform that Google discriminated against placing ads on certain platforms. This was followed by action.