Google appeals Android antitrust fine to EU’s top court

Google is challenging a record European Union antitrust fine that took aim at the Android operating system’s role in restricting mobile competition and consumer choice.

The company said on Thursday that it filed the appeal against the €4.125 billion ($4.3 billion) penalty “because there are areas that require legal clarification from the European Court of Justice”, the EU’s top court.

Google previously appealed to a lower tribunal, which had slightly lowered the original €4.34 billion penalty in a decision largely siding with the European Commission.

It’s the largest-ever antitrust fine issued by the commission, the 27-nation bloc’s top competition watchdog.