The Luxembourg-based General Court annulled the fine against Google, stating the European Commission failed to consider all relevant circumstances regarding the alleged antitrust actions.
Judges noted that the Commission did not sufficiently demonstrate that Google's practices deterred innovation or harmed consumers, leading to the annulment of the €1.49-billion fine.
Google highlighted its changes made in 2016 to contracts, clarifying that the case pertained only to a narrow subset of text-only search ads on certain publishers' websites.
The European Commission expressed intention to review the judgment before deciding on potential appeals to the EU Court of Justice.
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