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Google is in the European Union's General Court this week, attempting to overturn the 鈧�2.4 billion for "abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service". In its defense, the company鈥檚 lawyer Thomas Graf said: "Competition law does not require Google to hold back innovation or compromise its quality to accommodate rivals. Otherwise, competition would be restricted and innovation would be stifled鈥�. The hearing is scheduled to last three days, ending on Friday.

While this does seem like a substantial penalty, the infographic below reveals just how small of a slap on the wrist it is for a company the size of Google. Based upon parent company Alphabet's revenue from 2019, it would take a mere 6 days to earn the funds required to pay it off. Still, it's more significant than a similar fine they received in Russia in 2016. As we covered at the time, the $6.8 million would have been paid off in just 41 minutes...