# Commission fines Google over AdSense exclusivity

Date: 2019

On 20 March 2019 the Commission fined Google 1.49 billion euros for AdSense exclusivity clauses. A later court set the decision aside in 2024 on reasoning grounds. The pair is enforcement plus a judicial check.

## People

- Margrethe Vestager: https://factrail.ai/people/margrethe-vestager

## Drivers

- Antitrust Pressure in Digital Markets: https://factrail.ai/drivers/antitrust-pressure-in-digital-markets

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-court-sides-with-google-adsense-antitrust-case-2024-09-18/
- https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_19_1774

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-google-adsense-2019