"We generate a significant portion of our revenues from advertising, and reduced spending by advertisers or a loss of partners (including digital publishers, and content creators) could harm our advertising business.", said Google in its 10K form.All of these statements were a part of Google’s latest annual report which was released on the 5th of February. This report comes on the heel of multi billion dollar fines that Google was forced to pay in Europe because of the fact that it was not following protocols and regulations in that particular geographical location. Google has been paying fines in Europe for quite some time now and has managed to continue making a profit because of the fact that the tax was able to be written off thanks to the enormous excess cash Google has left over every year.
Related: YouTube Setting Subscription Milestone for ItselfHowever, the enormous size of the company has made many people call for even sterner regulations that Google might not be able to deal with because of the fact that their costs are going to start to exceed the amount of money that they make every year. Only time will tell whether a heavily regulated internet will have a place for Google in it.

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