December 2019 French Competition Authority fined Google 150 million euros ($183 million), its first antitrust fine in France claiming operating rules of its Google Ads advertising platform were "opaque and difficult to understand", applied in unfair manner. ;Recent Google case fined 220 million euros ($267 million) allegations company’s advertising server gave Google advantage in advertising auctions .December 2020 US states Colorado, Iowa and New York, filed third antitrust lawsuit in two months against the internet giant.. 10 Republican state attorneys general led by Texas sued company for anticompetitive practices, accused Google of illegally monopolising internet search through anti-competitive contracts and conduct..