Google Agrees to Pay $270 Million Fine to Settle French Antitrust Accusations

Google agreed to pay roughly $270 million in fines and change some of its business practices as part of a settlement announced with French antitrust regulators who had accused the company of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market. The agreement was one of the first times an antitrust regulator had taken direct aim at Google’s online advertising infrastructure, a platform that scores of websites worldwide rely on to sell ads.