Incident 370: Google Fined for Changing Shopping Algorithms in EU to Favor Own Service

Description: Google was fined by EU Commission for changing its shopping algorithms in Europe to favor its own comparison service over competitors, resulting in anti-competitive effects.

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Alleged: Google developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Google's competitor shopping services.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
370
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2017-09-27
Editors
Khoa Lam

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