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		jquery on March 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google hit with €1.5B fine from EU over advertisin... That's not the relevant comparison. What are the fines compared to net profit in the EU?

mirekrusin on March 23, 2019 [–]

Fine is directly calculated on profit in EU - a'la tax.

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