https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-regulator-fines-google-another-e1-5bn-illegal-online-advertising-practices-111809441.html > European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced the penalty on Wednesday." data-reactid="25">European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced the penalty on Wednesday. > Vestager said Google broke EU antitrust rules by setting requirements on outside websites about the way they presented their search results, which restricted competition from the likes of Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo, which owns Yahoo Finance." data-reactid="26">Vestager said Google broke EU antitrust rules by setting requirements on outside websites about the way they presented their search results, which restricted competition from the likes of Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo, which owns Yahoo Finance.