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== Google breaking the law ==
"It has denied other companies the chance to compete on their merits and to innovate, and most importantly it has denied European consumers the benefits of competition, genuine choice and innovation."</blockquote>
[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40406542 Google hit with record EU fine for anti-competitive Practices ]
=== Ongoing Antitrust EU investigations ===
[http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-4780_en.htm Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android]
[http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-2532_en.htm Antitrust: Commission takes further steps in investigations alleging Google's comparison shopping and advertising-related practices breach EU rules*]
::"Do something about monopolies. The whole business model of Silicon Valley is monopoly." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsnTwv8qtNA Thomas Frank]
=== Collecting illegally personal info from kids and should be fined ===
[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/04/09/youtube-hit-complaint-child-advocacy-groups-which-say-illegally-targets-kids/482024002/: google services are for audiences of 13 years and older, but when it comes for money the rules suddenly changes]
== Google evading taxes ==
=== Google shifted $23 billion to tax haven Bermuda in 2017: filing - Reuters - 2019 ===
<blockquote>"Google moved 19.9 billion euros ($22.7 billion) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it to reduce its foreign tax bill, according to documents filed at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
The amount channeled through Google Netherlands Holdings BV was around 4 billion euros more than in 2016, the documents, filed on Dec. 21, showed. The subsidiary in the Netherlands is used to shift revenue from royalties earned outside the United States to Google Ireland Holdings, an affiliate based in Bermuda, where companies pay no income tax.
The tax strategy, known as the “Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich”, is legal and allows Google to avoid triggering U.S. income taxes or European withholding taxes on the funds, which represent the bulk of its overseas profits. " </blockquote>
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-taxes-netherlands/google-shifted-23-billion-to-tax-haven-bermuda-in-2017-filing-idUSKCN1OX1G9
=== Aggressive_tax_avoidance Criticisms of Google - Wikipedia===
<blockquote>"the chair of the United Kingdom Public Accounts Committee, accused Google of being "calculated and [...] unethical" over its use of the scheme.[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/16/google-told-by-mp-you-do-do-evil] Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has claimed that this scheme of Google is "capitalism",[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9739039/Googles-tax-avoidance-is-called-capitalism-says-chairman-Eric-Schmidt.html] and that he was "very proud" of it.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/google-boss-im-very-proud-of-our-tax-avoidance-scheme-8411974.html]" </blockquote>
http://www.newsweek.com/2014/12/26/how-google-and-apple-make-their-taxes-disappear-291571.html
<blockquote>"On Friday, Reuters reported that in 2014 the tech giant—which now falls under parent company Alphabet—transferred 11.7 billion Euros (approximately $13 billion) to Bermuda in an effort to minimize the taxes it had to pay on its income through a little tax maneuver that has been dubbed a "Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich."
In the simplest of terms, Google , like many multinational corporations, used differences in the Irish and American tax codes to its advantage. A portion of Google’s profits are paid to an Irish affiliate as royalties on its patents (which are taxed at a lower rate). To further avoid taxes, this money is then routed to the company’s Dutch subsidiary, Google Netherlands Holdings BV. From there, the company tranfers its revenue to another affiliate, Google Ireland Holdings, which is based in the notorious tax haven of Bermuda—but registered in Ireland, Reuters reports. So there you have it—double Irish with a Dutch sandwich."</blockquote>