Mexico: Google may face fine over digital monopoly
“Google in Mexico faces major potential fine as antitrust ruling nears”, June 10, 2025
Mexico's antitrust watchdog is set to rule by next week on whether Google built an illegal monopoly in digital advertising in the country, a decision that could fine the tech giant 8% of its annual Mexican revenue...
Although Google does not release detailed revenue results by country, the potential fine could be among the largest ever imposed by Mexico's Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece). Cofece and Google declined to comment…
Cofece accuses the company of establishing an effective monopoly in the Mexican digital advertising market. It began its investigation into Google Mexico in 2020 and issued a summons in 2023, beginning the trial phase of the procedure…
Cofece requested Google's financial information from tax authority SAT...
If Cofece rules against Google, the move would mirror the tech titan's legal woes in the United States...