Paris — Google agreed to pay €220m and change the way its business works across the world after settling an investigation by French authorities that struck at the heart of its power over online advertising.

France’s antitrust agency said Monday the US tech giant used its dominance of ad sales and purchasing on its platforms to distort the market to its own advantage, hurting publishers such as News Corp...

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