Google Faces Heat As 36 US States File Lawsuit Against It
The lawsuit alleges that through a series of exclusionary contracts and anticompetitive conduct in the Google Play Store, Google has deprived Android device users of robust competition.
PTI 08 July 2021, Last Updated at 9:41 am PTI PTI 2021-07-08T09:38:42+05:30 Google Faces Heat As 36 US States File Lawsuit Against It outlookindia.com 2021-07-08T09:41:43+05:30
As many as 36 US states and Washington DC have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search engine giant s control over its Android app store violates antitrust laws.
The lawsuit alleges that through a series of exclusionary contracts and other anticompetitive conduct in the Google Play Store, Google has deprived Android device users of robust competition that could lead to greater choice and innovation, as well as significantly lower prices for mobile apps.
As many as 36 US states and Washington DC have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search engine giant s control over its Android app store violates antitrust laws. The lawsuit alleges that through a series of exclusionary contracts and other anticompetitive conduct in the Google Play Store, Google has deprived Android device users of robust competition that could lead to greater choice and innovation, as well as significantly lower prices for mobile apps. New York Attorney General James and the coalition co-led by the attorneys general of Utah, North Carolina, and Tennessee also accuse Google of requiring app developers selling in-app digital content through apps purchased via Google s Play Store to use Google Billing as a middleman, forcing app consumers to pay Google s commission up to 30 per cent indefinitely.
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WASHINGTON: As many as 36 US states and Washington DC have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search engine giant s control over its Android app store violates antitrust laws.
The lawsuit alleges that through a series of exclusionary contracts and other anticompetitive conduct in the Google Play Store, Google has deprived Android device users of robust competition that could lead to greater choice and innovation, as well as significantly lower prices for mobile apps.
New York Attorney General James and the coalition co-led by the attorneys general of Utah, North Carolina, and Tennessee also accuse Google of requiring app developers selling in-app digital content through apps purchased via Google s Play Store to use Google Billing as a middleman, forcing app consumers to pay Google s commission up to 30 per cent indefinitely.
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