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Google must compensate French media over digital ad practices
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Google must compensate French media over digital ad practices

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Google must pay French media companies 126 million euros for abusive digital advertising practices.
  • The ruling by a Paris court found Google violated competition rules.
  • While a significant sum, the awarded damages are considerably less than the 570 million euros initially sought by the plaintiffs.

Google has been ordered to pay French media firms 126 million euros ($137 million) in damages for abusing its dominant position in the digital advertising market. A Paris court ruled that the tech giant's practices violated competition laws, impacting several key players in the French media landscape.

The ruling, confirmed by several media outlets, allocates specific amounts to each plaintiff. Prisma Media will receive 61 million euros, while Le Figaro newspaper gets 26 million euros. The publishing group for Les Echos and Le Parisien is awarded 11.5 million euros, and the video platform Dailymotion will receive 27.5 million euros.

These financial penalties, however, fall far short of the 570 million euros collectively demanded by the four claimants. In response to the verdict, Google stated it disagreed with the decision, asserting that the damages claims were based on flawed premises. The company indicated it would review the ruling further.

We do not agree with the court's decision. These claims for damages are based on...

— GoogleGoogle's initial reaction to the court's ruling on digital advertising practices.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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