Google acquired the mobile phone operating system developer, which today powers roughly 70% of the world’s mobile phones, in 2005 for $50m . An European Union court has largely upheld a record fine against Google for using the Android platform to cement its search engine’s dominance. It said Google had breached its laws by forcing Android phone-makers to carry its search and web browser apps in order to access the Google Play Store in 2018.The court’s ruling shores up the European Commission’s efforts to clamp down on Big Tech, after anti-trust fines against Intel and Qualcomm were quashed by the European General Court earlier this year. Is the union doing enough to clamp down on Big Tech ?

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