A record EU antitrust fine of 4.3-billion-euro ($4.5 billion) imposed on Google seven years ago punished the tech giant over its innovation, the Alphabet unit told Europe's top court on Tuesday, as it asked judges to scrap the EU decision.

Google has appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), against a record €4.3 billion ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed seven years ago. It urged the court to scrap the penalty, arguing that the fine unfairly targets its innovative practices.

Google has told the technology branch of the EU's European Commission that it will not comply with a new fact-checking law to counter disinformation that Republicans have argued amounts to "censorship.

European politicians and advocacy groups say the region’s legislation will not dismantle the monopolies of Big Tech companies.

Google is squaring off against regulators from the European Commissions today in the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

After Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement that Meta will no longer fact check, Google is also sending a message to the European Union: The search giant is opting out of a new EU law that requires fact checks.

Google will not be adding fact checks to its search results or YouTube videos in Europe, flouting an EU law that requires it

The top court of the European Union is likely to hear Google’s appeal against the Android fine worth over 4 billion euros today. Meanwhile, India and England are set to clash in the third match of the ongoing T20I series.

The European stock markets closed mostly higher in Tuesday trading as The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.45%, Germany's DAX gained 0.70%, the FTSE 100 in London was up 0.35%, France's CAC 40 was off 0.12%, and the Swiss Market Index closed 0.

Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection  Tribunal on Tuesday reserved a ruling and judgment on the case involving WhatsApp and Meta

Google is set to fight for the last time against the big $4.33 billion antitrust fine imposed by the EU in 2018 over its Android business.