Google pays $1.3 Mn fine over misleading star ratings for hotels on its search engine in France
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A French watchdog has slapped a 1.1 million euros fine on Google over misleading star ratings for hotels on its Search engine in France. Google has agreed to pay the fine, according to the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumption and the Repression of Fraud (DGCCRF). The tech giant applies its own algorithmic system of ratings for hotels applied via Search and Google Maps.