The General Court of the European Union ruled in favor of Google on Wednesday, saying it did not need to pay a E1.49 billion fine. The case stretches back to 2019, when the European Commission said the US tech giant was violating competition regulations by prioritizing its own shopping links in its search results.

The European Commission, in its 2019 ruling, had accused Google of exploiting its market dominance by restricting websites from using ad brokers other than its AdSense service for search ads.