Google’s appeal over a €4.125  billion ($4.7 billion) fine the European Union handed it has been dealt a huge blow. The European Court of Justice’s advocate general, Juliane Kokott, has recommended that the court dismiss the challenge.

European Union antitrust fine suffered a blow after an adviser to the bloc’s top court said regulators were right to punish the US giant for abusing Android’s market power.

ECJ adviser supports Brussels regulators’ findings over dominance of tech giant’s Android mobile operating system