Google accused European Union antitrust watchdogs of blundering their way through a probe that culminated in a record €4.3 billion ($4.5 billion) fine for allegedly abusing the market power of its Android mobile-phone ecosystem.

Google to fight €4.33 billion antitrust fine imposed by EU over Android business model. In 2018, the EU fined Google €4.3 billion (about $4.5 billion) for its business practic

The regulator ruled that Google had unfairly used its dominance to strongarm device manufacturers and network operators into making sure that traffic on Android devices went to its own search engine.