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Google got fined ~3.5% ($5b) of their global revenue by the EU in 2018. I didn't see any troops. Granted, they're still fighting that one in court.[1]

It's not looking good for them though, with courts already having upheld another $2.8b fine against them (from 2017).

Also note that "not paying" a fine is not really an option if you have business in the EU or countries friendly with them. They will quite literally just take it out of your accounts in the end. If you don't wish to have your business disrupted by that, you better pay before that happens.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/google-faces-eu-in-court-ove...




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