ACCC v Trivago (misleading hotel pricing)
civil penalty22 Apr 2022Penalty $44.70M
Respondent
Trivago N.V.
Facts
Trivago's algorithm pushed hotels paying highest cost-per-click rather than cheapest rates to top of results.
Outcome
Federal Court ordered $44.7M penalty.
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