Google has succeeded in overturning a $1.7 billion antitrust penalty handed down by the European Union back in March 2019. The €1.49 billion fine, which Google appealed, was originally issued after the European Commission found the tech giant's search ads brokering business had violated competition rules between 2006 and 2016 to cement a dominant position.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's second-top court on Wednesday backed Alphabet unit Google's challenge against a 1.49 billion euros ($1.66 billion) antitrust fine imposed five years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising.

The US company overturned an antitrust penalty for AdSense. Google oveturned a €1.5 billion (about $1.7 billion at today's rate) penalty by the