EU regulators to hand out fines to Google over its shopping services

EU antitrust regulators aim to slap a hefty fine on Google before August over the Internet giant's shopping service.

The EU competition authority accused Google in April 2015 of distorting Internet search results to favor its own shopping service, harming both rivals and consumers. Fines could reach about nine billion US dollars, equivalent to 10 percent of the company's global turnover in 2016.

The European Commission will also warn Google to stop its alleged anti-competitive practices.The company has been charged with using its Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals, and of blocking competitors in online search advertising related to its intermediary platform "AdSense for Search.”

(CGTN)