Sources: Reuters
France's "Autorité de la concurrence" fines Google a record €500M ($593M) for breaching an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate "in good faith" licensing deals with publishers and news agencies for any re-use of copyrighted content. The fine amounts to about 1.1% of the company's yearly profits. 2021-07-13
The European Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for breaching EU antitrust regulations, claiming that Google abused the dominant position of Android to promote their search product. Google announces it will appeal the ruling. 2018-07-18
Pakistan lifts a three-year ban on YouTube after Google launches a local version that allows the government to demand removal of material it considers to be offensive. Similar systems have existed in China for many years. 2016-01-19
Chinese technology company Lenovo buys Motorola Mobility from Google for $3 billion to create its own mobile device unit. 2014-01-30
Google agrees to pay $7 millions to settle a privacy lawsuit over the handling of wireless data. 2013-03-12
The European Union and United States approve Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of smartphone maker Motorola. 2012-02-13
Reuters cites sources "familiar with the matter" as saying that Google will soon receive approval from both the European Union and the United States for its proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. 2012-02-10
Google stops censoring its search results in China, redirecting users to its Hong Kong site. 2010-03-22
Google begins to phase out its support for Internet Explorer 6 after it was identified as a weak link in cyber attacks on the search engine. 2010-01-30
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister He Yafei downplays the government's row with Google, saying it does not affect relations with the United States. 2010-01-21