An email announcing Google’s elimination of various programmes intended to improve diversity at the company was sent to employees on Wednesday.

Existing European legislation still allows Apple to avoid interoperability and Google to dominate in the ad tech sector, according to advocacy groups and former European heads of state, respectively.

Vestager’s tenure drew both praise and criticism — particularly from U.S. tech giants.

Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google’s “default distribution” of its search engine contributed to advertising revenue and illegally suppressed competition.