by Bhaswati Guha Majumder - Jul 9, 2021 07:32 AM Google Play Store. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Snapshot An antitrust lawsuit filed by a group of thirty American states and the District of Columbia against Google alleges that the company has monopolised the distribution of apps on Android smartphones, blocking competition through contracts, technical barriers and other means. A group of thirty American states and the District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit on 7 July against Google while alleging that the Alphabet-owned company has an illegal monopoly with its Play Store app. It alleges that the company has monopolised the distribution of apps on Android smartphones, blocking competition through contracts, technical barriers and other means, according to a lawsuit filed by the state of Utah in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.