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After facing two penalties last month, tech giant Google may soon receive another verdict from the CCI in regards to the smart TV case

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 al...

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 ...