Google says court order on Disney app fee in India temporary
1 year, 5 months ago

Google says court order on Disney app fee in India temporary

The Hindu  

Google said on Wednesday an Indian court's directive ordering the company to charge a lower 4% in-app payment on Disney's streaming service in the country was a temporary measure until the court proceedings play out. Disney in India has gone to court in what is the latest and most high-profile challenge to Google's policy of imposing a "service fee" of 11-26% on in-app payments. An Indian court on Tuesday said Google should receive a lower 4% fee for in-app purchases from Disney+ Hotstar, and cannot remove Disney's app from its India app store, in what is a significant challenge to Google's payments business model. Disney, which runs the popular Disney+ Hotstar streaming app in India, has challenged Google's new billing system in a court in India's Tamil Nadu state.

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India's Competition Commission starts new probe into Google's app store policies following Winzo’s complaint
3 weeks, 4 days ago

India's Competition Commission starts new probe into Google's app store policies following Winzo’s complaint

Firstpost  

Winzo’s claims that Google, through its Play Store, imposes unreasonable terms on app developers via its Developer Distribution Agreement and Developer Program Policies. These policies create a one-sided relationship that limit developers’ ability to operate fairly in the market This investigation is not Google’s first brush with India’s competition watchdog. The probe centres around allegations that Google’s app store policies …

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store
2 months ago

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

LA Times  

A panel of judges will be given time to consider Google’s appeal of the 2023 trial focused on antitrust claims lodged by video game maker Epic Games. A federal judge on Friday delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal …

Judge weighs proposed changes to Google’s Android app store to prevent anticompetitive tactics
7 months ago

Judge weighs proposed changes to Google’s Android app store to prevent anticompetitive tactics

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is tried to confront the latest in a succession of legal attacks on its digital empire on Thursday as federal judge began to address anticompetitive practices in the app market for smartphones powered by its Android software. The San Francisco court hearing before U.S. District Judge James Donato comes five months after a nine-person jury decided …

CCI Orders Probe Into Google's Play Store Policies: Here's What The Company Said
9 months, 1 week ago

CCI Orders Probe Into Google's Play Store Policies: Here's What The Company Said

News 18  

The Competition Commission of India on Friday ordered a probe into the Google Play Store, accusing the tech giant of exploiting its dominant position in the country’s online market. The CCI said that Google allegedly imposed unfair terms and discriminatory practices in its Play Store, violating several provisions of the country’s anti-trust law. The CCI decision came after multiple Indian …

Probe into Google's Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices Regarding Play Store Pricing
9 months, 1 week ago

Probe into Google's Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices Regarding Play Store Pricing

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The competition watchdog on Friday ordered a probe against Google for alleged anti-competitive practices with respect to its Play Store pricing policy. “The informants are primarily aggrieved with Google's updated payment policies in relation to its proprietary app store -- Google Play Store -- which is alleged to be in violation of the competition law,” said the Competition …

Competition watchdog orders probe against Google for Playstore pricing policy. What's the issue?
9 months, 1 week ago

Competition watchdog orders probe against Google for Playstore pricing policy. What's the issue?

Hindustan Times  

The competition regulator ordered an investigation against Google on Friday for suspected anti-competitive practices regarding its pricing policy on the Play Store. Google under scrutiny for alleged discriminatory payment policies on Play Store The Competition Commission of India said that the informants were primarily concerned about Google's revised payment policies related to its proprietary app store, Google Play Store, which …

Google reinstates Indian apps, will require payment of dues
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Google reinstates Indian apps, will require payment of dues

The Hindu  

Google is reinstating dozens of apps that were delisted by the company on March 1 for resisting the firm’s platform fees on in-app payments, the tech company said in a statement on March 5. “In the spirit of cooperation, we are temporarily reinstating the apps of the developers with appeals pending in the Supreme Court,” a Google spokesperson said, referring …

Indian startups caught in crosshairs as Google raises compliance heat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian startups caught in crosshairs as Google raises compliance heat

New Indian Express  

India’s tech startups and new-age firms seem to have a compliance problem. The latest Google Play Store episode reveals that some startup promoters believe regulations can be bent and rules broken. Google temporarily removed 10 app developers from its Play Store for not complying with its updated payment policy. Google’s action came after some startups moved the Supreme Court challenging …

Centre stern after Google's action on Indian apps: ‘Delisting can’t be permitted'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre stern after Google's action on Indian apps: ‘Delisting can’t be permitted'

Hindustan Times  

Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took a strong stance for the Indian startups in the middle of the row with Google, saying that the delisting of the apps from the Google Play Store “is not permitted”. Google has taken down several apps from Play Store in India Google's parent company Alphabet Inc sent a notice to 10 companies for the …

Info Edge founder bats for ’Indian app store’ after Google action on Indian apps
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Info Edge founder bats for ’Indian app store’ after Google action on Indian apps

Live Mint  

Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani on Friday called for the creation of India's mobile application store as a part of its ‘Digital Public Infrastructure’ following tech giant Google India's action against mobile applications of 10 Indian companies. The tech giant took down multiple Indian mobile applications like Bharat Matrimony from Play Store because of a dispute over service fee payments. …

Google mulls removing apps by 10 companies in India for not paying service fee
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google mulls removing apps by 10 companies in India for not paying service fee

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet Inc's Google will enforce action against the apps of 10 companies for not paying a service fee for the usage of its app store platform in India, including potentially de-listing their apps, the tech giant said on Friday. Companies including Walt Disney and Tinder-owner Match have previously sued Google over its policy of imposing a "service fee" of 11%-26% …

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

Google has announced that it will remove some Indian apps from its Play Store. “After giving these developers more than three years to prepare, including three weeks after the Supreme Court’s order, we are taking necessary steps to ensure our policies are applied consistently across the ecosystem, as we do for any form of policy violation globally,” Google wrote in …

Google starts removing multiple Indian apps from Play Store for not paying service fee
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google starts removing multiple Indian apps from Play Store for not paying service fee

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments. While Bharat Matrimony founder Murugavel Janakiraman described the move as "dark day" for the Internet in India, Kuku FM co-founder Vinod Kumar Meena, in a statement, said that Google was behaving like a 'monopoly'. …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Google India On Indian App Developers' Plea Against Play Store Billing Policy
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Google India On Indian App Developers' Plea Against Play Store Billing Policy

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on February 2 issued notice on a petition to Google India on petitions filed by filed by tech start-ups challenging Google Play Store's billing policy as exploitative. However, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma refused to immediately stay Google's decision to remove apps from its Play Store over …

Disney gambles on free cricket to turn the tables in streaming war
1 year, 3 months ago

Disney gambles on free cricket to turn the tables in streaming war

The Hindu  

Walt Disney is attempting to revive the fortunes of its streaming business in India by offering free cricket on smartphones, betting that the strategy will boost advertising revenue and offset the impact of a subscriber exodus. The India streaming operations, which were Disney's biggest last year globally by users, posted a loss of $41.5 million on revenue of $390 million …

Disney's Hotstar India streaming service plans to limit account sharing: Sources
1 year, 4 months ago

Disney's Hotstar India streaming service plans to limit account sharing: Sources

The Hindu  

Walt Disney's India streaming service plans to start enforcing a policy of allowing its premium users to login from only four devices, an effort aimed at limiting password sharing in a key market, two sources with direct knowledge said. In India, a premium account of Disney+ Hotstar streaming service still allows logins on as many as 10 devices, even though …

Disney+ Hotstar to limit account sharing in India, following Netflix's footsteps
1 year, 4 months ago

Disney+ Hotstar to limit account sharing in India, following Netflix's footsteps

India TV News  

Disney+ Hotstar, one of India's leading streaming services, is set to implement measures to curb password sharing among its premium users. Currently, a premium Disney+ Hotstar account in India allows logins on up to 10 devices, despite the website stating a limit of four. Data from research firm Media Partners Asia revealed that Disney's Hotstar secured the top position in …

Google asks India's top court to quash Android antitrust directives
1 year, 5 months ago

Google asks India's top court to quash Android antitrust directives

The Hindu  

Google has urged India's Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets. The Indian tribunal had ruled authorities must prove harm caused by anti-competitive behaviour "but did not apply this requirement" to several of …

Firms resist Google’s fees on in-app purchases, as non-compliance deadline looms
1 year, 6 months ago

Firms resist Google’s fees on in-app purchases, as non-compliance deadline looms

The Hindu  

Dating and matrimonial apps, OTT streaming apps and ed-tech platforms have come together to pressure Google into removing or vastly reducing commissions the search giant charges for in-app purchases on Android smartphones. Last October, the Competition Commission of India ordered Google, among other things, to “not restrict app developers from using any third-party billing/payment processing services, either for in-app purchases …

Indian Government plans action against Google after antitrust breaches
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian Government plans action against Google after antitrust breaches

The Hindu  

India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc.'s Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India's antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million in two cases, which involved abusing its dominant position in the Android operating system market, …

Play Store policy breaches to face action
1 year, 7 months ago

Play Store policy breaches to face action

Live Mint  

Google Inc. is set to initiate strict action against Indian apps that fail to comply with its billing policies on Play Store. The announcement follows the controversy over its Play Store policies which led to the Competition Commission of India directing the tech behemoth to allow third-party payment systems for apps on the Play Store. Android apps disseminated via the …

Google Faces CCI Inquiry Over Alleged Non-Compliance With Play Store Billing Order
1 year, 7 months ago

Google Faces CCI Inquiry Over Alleged Non-Compliance With Play Store Billing Order

News 18  

The Competition Commission of India on Friday ordered an inquiry into the alleged non-compliance by Google related to the CCI order regarding the Play Store user choice billing policy. The order was in response to the Alliance of Digital India Foundation submission with the Indian market regulator on Google not complying with the CCI directions and introducing user choice billing …

Google billing policy: Tech giant moves Delhi HC against single judge order
1 year, 7 months ago

Google billing policy: Tech giant moves Delhi HC against single judge order

Hindustan Times  

Google on Tuesday moved the Delhi high court challenging the single judge’s direction to the Competition Commission of India to decide the applications filed by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation against the tech giant’s new user-choice billing policy. A clutch of pleas by ADIF, an industry body of startups, had sought direction to Google to keep its proposed User …

Decide plea against Google’s new billing policy by April 26, Delhi HC orders CCI
1 year, 8 months ago

Decide plea against Google’s new billing policy by April 26, Delhi HC orders CCI

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday told the Competition Commission of India to decide a complaint filed by Alliance of Digital India Foundation, an industry body of Indian startups, against Google’s new user-choice billing policy and decide the same by April 26. ADIF contends that the UCB was a cloaked version of the GPBS, which projects the hoax …

Shark Tank judge Anupam Mittal calls Google ‘Digital East India company’
1 year, 8 months ago

Shark Tank judge Anupam Mittal calls Google ‘Digital East India company’

Live Mint  

Shark Tank India judge and Shadi.com founder Anupam Mittal on Thursday hit out at Alphabet-owned Google for its ‘illegal’ choice billing system and even went to the extent of calling the company ‘Digital East India company.’ The billionaire investor said that Google is working in disregard to Indian laws and he hopes that the Prime Minister's Office official is taking …

Indian startups go to court to stop Google’s new in-app billing system
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian startups go to court to stop Google’s new in-app billing system

Live Mint  

A group of Indian startups has asked a court to suspend Alphabet Inc Google's new in-app billing fee system until the country's antitrust body investigates the U.S. firm for alleged non-compliance with its directives, a legal filing showed. The Alliance of Digital India Foundation last month asked India's antitrust regulator to investigate Google for devising a new system startups say …

Indian startups go to court to stop Google's new in-app billing system
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian startups go to court to stop Google's new in-app billing system

The Hindu  

A group of Indian startups has asked a court to suspend Alphabet Inc. Google's new in-app billing fee system until the country's antitrust body investigates the U.S. firm for alleged non-compliance with its directives, a legal filing showed. The Alliance of Digital India Foundation last month asked India's antitrust regulator to investigate Google for devising a new system startups say …

Startups go to court to stop Google’s new in-app billing system
1 year, 8 months ago

Startups go to court to stop Google’s new in-app billing system

Live Mint  

A group of Indian startups has asked a court to suspend Alphabet Inc Google's new in-app billing fee system until the country's antitrust body investigates the U.S. firm for alleged non-compliance with its directives, a legal filing showed. The Alliance of Digital India Foundation last month asked India's antitrust regulator to investigate Google for devising a new system startups say …

Google in trouble again! $32 million fine for unfair practices in the app market
1 year, 8 months ago

Google in trouble again! $32 million fine for unfair practices in the app market

India TV News  

South Korea's antitrust regulator has reportedly slapped a fine of 42.1 billion won on Google and its regional arms for unfair business practices, with the aim to solidify its dominance in the Korean smartphone gaming app market. One Store is a major homegrown app market launched in January 2016 by South Korea's three mobile carriers, along with Naver Corp, reports …

Match, Indian startups call for antitrust probe of Google in-app billing fee
1 year, 8 months ago

Match, Indian startups call for antitrust probe of Google in-app billing fee

The Hindu  

Tinder-owner Match Group and Indian startups have asked the country's competition body to investigate Alphabet's Google for alleged non-compliance with an antitrust directive by charging a high service fee for in-app payments, filings show. Google later decided to start offering User Choice Billing for allowing alternative payments alongside Google's when purchasing in-app digital content, but the ADIF said in its …

ADIF Accuses Google Of Disobeying CCI Orders And Charging App Developers Unfair Commissions
1 year, 10 months ago

ADIF Accuses Google Of Disobeying CCI Orders And Charging App Developers Unfair Commissions

News 18  

The Alliance of Digital India Foundation on Thursday said Google is blatantly disobeying CCI orders and charging app developers an exorbitant 11-26 per cent commission even if they opt for alternative billing system. “Google has recently changed its billing requirement for app developers wherein it has mentioned that if a user pays through an alternate billing system, the Google plays …

Google Antitrust Case: Android phones in India only need to pre-load Google Play Store, shows leaked terms
1 year, 10 months ago

Google Antitrust Case: Android phones in India only need to pre-load Google Play Store, shows leaked terms

Firstpost  

Thanks to Google’s antitrust ruling by the CCI, the Android operating system will see a massive change in how it presents itself to audiences, show leaked terms. Earlier this year, India upheld a judgement that was intended to sever Google’s grip over Android, focusing primarily on the applications Google compelled its partners to install, as well as the company’s control …

‘World is watching’: Centre tells SC on Google’s plea to stay ₹1,337 cr penalty
1 year, 11 months ago

‘World is watching’: Centre tells SC on Google’s plea to stay ₹1,337 cr penalty

Hindustan Times  

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the world is watching India on how it deals with U.S tech giant Google’s plea to seek a stay on a whopping ₹1,337 crore penalty imposed on the company for abusing its dominant position in the Android ecosystem as the top court agreed to take up the company’s application seeking stay …

Google warns India antitrust ruling will hike costs for app developers
1 year, 11 months ago

Google warns India antitrust ruling will hike costs for app developers

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that India's new antitrust order to change how the company markets its Android platform will drive up costs for app developers, equipment makers, and consequently, consumers. Google The Competition Commission of India in October fined Google ₹1,337.76 cr for exploiting its dominant position in Android, and asked it to change restrictions imposed on smartphone …

Google Says Antitrust Order Will Stall Android Growth In India: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Google Says Antitrust Order Will Stall Android Growth In India: Report

ABP News  

Tech giant Google has warned that the growth of its massively popular Android ecosystem in India will stall due to an antitrust order by the Competition Commission of India that asks it to change how it markets the Android platform, the media has reported. India's antitrust watchdog had penalised the Alphabet-owned company $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in …

Google is worried that Android growth in India will suffer majorly because of antitrust order
1 year, 11 months ago

Google is worried that Android growth in India will suffer majorly because of antitrust order

Firstpost  

Google has warned that the Android Ecosystem is on the brink of stalling in India and may not grow any further, due to the recent issues antitrust order that has limited the ways in which Google markets the platform. Google told the Supreme Court of India that the CCI’s antitrust order is overbearing, and will force Google to make far-reaching …

Google V Competition Commision: NCLAT Directs Google To Deposit 10% Of Penalty As Interim Measure
1 year, 11 months ago

Google V Competition Commision: NCLAT Directs Google To Deposit 10% Of Penalty As Interim Measure

Live Law  

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Rakesh Kumar and Dr. Alok Srivastava, while adjudicating an appeal filed in Google LLC & Anr. v Competition Commission of India, has admitted Google’s appeal against CCI order dated 20.10.2022, subject to deposit of 10% of penalty amount of Rs. The consumers of Android based smart phones filed a …

Google set to challenge Android-related antitrust ruling at SC: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Google set to challenge Android-related antitrust ruling at SC: Report

Live Mint  

Google is preparing to approach India's Supreme Court within days to try to block a ruling by the country's antitrust watchdog that will force the U.S. company to change how it markets its Android platform, two people familiar with its strategy told Reuters. Google, however, has been worried about the Indian decision as the remedies ordered are seen as more …

Google alleges India antitrust body copied parts of EU order on Android abuse
1 year, 11 months ago

Google alleges India antitrust body copied parts of EU order on Android abuse

The Hindu  

Google has told a tribunal in India that the country's antitrust investigators copied parts of a European ruling against the U.S. firm for abusing the market dominance of its Android operating system, arguing the decision be quashed, legal papers showed. The Competition Commission of India in October fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in markets …

Google Challenges CCI's Order on Alleged Unfair Practices in Android Ecosystem
2 years ago

Google Challenges CCI's Order on Alleged Unfair Practices in Android Ecosystem

News 18  

Google has approached the appellate tribunal NCLAT challenging the CCI’s order on unfair business practices in Android mobile device ecosystem, the company spokesperson said on Friday. A Google spokesperson told PTI: “We have decided to appeal the CCI’s decision on Android as we believe it presents a major setback for our Indian users and businesses who trust Android’s security features, …

Google Could Be Fined For A Third Time By CCI; Spokesperson Denies Allegations
2 years, 1 month ago

Google Could Be Fined For A Third Time By CCI; Spokesperson Denies Allegations

News 18  

Google could face the Competition Commission of India, the infamous anti-trust watchdog, for a third time, this time for Android TV, after receiving fines twice in less than a month. One person closely involved in the CCI proceedings said Google denies market access to manufacturers who fail to sign an agreement with the giant, retarding the growth of an emerging …

Google pauses Play Store billing in India after CCI ruling
2 years, 1 month ago

Google pauses Play Store billing in India after CCI ruling

Live Mint  

Android-maker Google has paused its plans to enforce the Google Play billing system on Indian developers from October 31. Following the CCI’s recent ruling, we are pausing enforcement of the requirement for developers to use Google Play’s billing system for the purchase of digital goods and services for transactions by users in India while we review our legal options and …

Explained | Why has Google got a second antitrust fine?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why has Google got a second antitrust fine?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In the second blow to Google’s coffers in a week, the Competition Commission of India on October 25 imposed a fine of ₹936.44 crore on the tech major for anti-competitive practices in its Play Store policies. In the current matter involving Google, the CCI examined if the company violated the Competition Act through its policy of …

Google plans legal challenge to India’s antitrust crackdown on Android-sources
2 years, 1 month ago

Google plans legal challenge to India’s antitrust crackdown on Android-sources

The Hindu  

Google is planning a legal challenge to block a ruling by India's antitrust watchdog to change its approach to its Android operating system, concerned that it will restrict how it promotes the platform, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The Competition Commission of India's Android ruling, despite involving a smaller $162 million fine, has worried Google since …

Google to review its decisions after CCI fines
2 years, 1 month ago

Google to review its decisions after CCI fines

The Hindu  

A day after the Competition Commission of India slapped a penalty of ₹936.44 crore on Google, the company on Wednesday said it was reviewing the decision to evaluate the next steps. The CCI on Tuesday imposed a penalty of ₹936.44 crore on Google for “abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies”, in the second such penalty …

Google India Responds To Second Setback In A Week: Here’s What It Said
2 years, 1 month ago

Google India Responds To Second Setback In A Week: Here’s What It Said

News 18  

Google India has claimed that it remains committed to its users in the country and is reviewing the decision to take the next steps towards its latest order from the Competition Commission of India on Tuesday. The search engine giant has been penalised for its anti-trust policies where app developers are mandatorily asked to push for payments via the Google …

Govt imposes Rs 936 crore penalty on Google for exploiting market dominance, using Play Store policies against App developers
2 years, 1 month ago

Govt imposes Rs 936 crore penalty on Google for exploiting market dominance, using Play Store policies against App developers

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Competitions Commission of India imposed a penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on Google for exploiting its dominant position in the market with regard to its Play Store policies. Competition Commission of India imposes a penalty of Rs 936.44 cr on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies, apart from issuing a …

Google is reviewing CCI's decision to evaluate next steps
2 years, 1 month ago

Google is reviewing CCI's decision to evaluate next steps

India TV News  

Google was hit hard by two back-to-back fines by the Competition Commission of India, and the tech giant has stated today that it is committed to its users and developers and reviewing the decision to evaluate the next steps. Last week, the competition watchdog imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple …

Ending dominance: The Hindu Editorial on Competition Commission of India’s ruling against Google
2 years, 1 month ago

Ending dominance: The Hindu Editorial on Competition Commission of India’s ruling against Google

The Hindu  

The recent order of India’s competition regulator against Google for abusing its dominant position in the Android mobile device ecosystem is significant not just for the amount of penalty imposed but also for the drastic changes in business practices that it requires the IT giant to undertake. On Thursday, the Competition Commission of India imposed a penalty of about ₹1,337 …

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