Key facts
- Europe's top court upheld a €750,000 fine against Google.
- The fine was issued by Italy's communication authority four years ago.
- The violation concerned gambling advertisements on YouTube.
- The court ruled Google can be held liable for videos from content creators it partners with.
Europe's top court on Thursday sided with Italy's communication authority, which had fined Alphabet unit Google €750,000 ($854,250) four years ago over gambling advertising on its YouTube video platform. "Google may be held liable for the YouTube videos of a content creator with whom it has a commercial partnership," the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union said. The case is C-421/24 AGCOM (Online gambling).