The BCC report states that in the beginning, the Raff felt that it was a mistake, which would be easily improved. However, despite several attempts to remove the fine, Google’s stance remained the same for two years, while other search engines ran the foundem without any problem. In 2010, the couple filed their case to the European Commission, which began a no -confidence investigation and found Google guilty of prioritizing their own shopping service among the competitors. This led to the 2017 decision, where Google was fined for the market misuse.
Google also appealed against this decision, ending the legal proceedings of seven additional years. In 2024, the European Court finalized the Google’s appeal and finalized the fine and upheld the European Commission’s decision. On this occasion, Shivaon said in a statement to BBC, (translated) “We do not really like threatening.”
Google has since claimed that the fine target practice ended at 2017 and claimed that the changes made then have clicked billions of comparative purchases. Despite the favorable results, FoundDem could not withstand damage and closed in 2016. At the same time, Raf is claiming civil damage against Google, which is scheduled for trial in 2026.
