The European Union regulators have slapped Alphabet-owned Google with a record.....antitrust fine for abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system.

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The European Union regulators have slapped Alphabet-owned Google with a record____antitrust fine for abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system.

A	$ 5 billion
B	$ 2 billion
C	$ 10 billion
D	$ 7 billion

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another Google product, its comparison shopping service.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European Union (EU) has imposed a record penalty of 4.3 billion euros (around $5 billion) on Alphabet Inc.’s Google (GOOGL) unit on charges that the firm ues its popular Android mobile operating system to illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search, ” the BBC reports.

Detailed explanation-3: -Google lost its appeal against a $4.125 billion (€4.125 billion) antitrust fine by a top European court after the regulators found major violations in how the tech giant operated its Android mobile operating system by restricting rivals four years ago. The court confirmed its decision in a ruling issued this week.

Detailed explanation-4: -Google has racked up more than 8 billion euros ($7.7 billion) in EU antitrust fines in the last decade. The EU competition enforcer is likely to issue the charges early next year although the timing may still change, one of the people said.

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