{"id":155807,"date":"2021-01-16T01:25:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-may-face-4th-government-lawsuit-over-its-business-practices\/"},"modified":"2021-01-16T01:25:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:25:10","slug":"google-may-face-4th-government-lawsuit-over-its-business-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-may-face-4th-government-lawsuit-over-its-business-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google may face 4th government lawsuit over its business practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Google may face 4th government lawsuit over its business practices<\/strong>”
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State attorneys general<\/a> are planning another\u00a0lawsuit\u00a0against\u00a0Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant\u2019s\u00a0Play\u00a0Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0lawsuit\u00a0is expected to be filed in February or March, the sources said, and it would follow complaints about\u00a0Google\u2019s management of its\u00a0Play\u00a0Store even though the company was originally seen as more open about its app<\/a> store than Apple.<\/p>\n

Including a Justice Department\u00a0lawsuit\u00a0filed against\u00a0Google\u00a0in October, the possible new action would be the fourth government\u00a0lawsuit\u00a0brought against the Silicon Valley company since late 2020. All allege that\u00a0Google\u00a0abused its dominance of the internet search business or otherwise broke antitrust law.<\/p>\n

Google\u00a0bans apps with objectionable content from its store, and further requires that some apps use the company\u2019s payment tools and pay\u00a0Google\u00a0as much as 30 percent of their revenue.<\/p>\n

Those and related policies prompted criticism from app developers, particularly when\u00a0Google\u00a0said last year it would ramp up enforcement.\u00a0Google\u2019s\u00a0Play\u00a0Store is far more widely used than similar products from Amazon, Samsung, Huawei and others.<\/p>\n

The probe will be headed by attorneys general of New York, Utah and North Carolina, and other states are also expected to join, one of the sources said.<\/p>\n

Asked to comment on the possible new legal action,\u00a0Google\u00a0said in a statement that its Android mobile operating system has allowed users access to multiple app stores, which means that developers have options.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost Android devices ship with at least two app stores preinstalled, and consumers are able to install additional app stores,\u201d Sameer Samat, vice president of Android and\u00a0Google\u00a0Play, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis openness means that even if a developer and\u00a0Google\u00a0do not agree on business terms the developer can still distribute on the Android platform,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Video game<\/a> maker Epic Games sued\u00a0Google\u00a0and Apple separately in US district court in August, accusing the companies of using their dominance to charge app developers an \u201cexorbitant\u201d fee of 30 percent on sales and of imposing other restrictions.<\/p>\n

Apple, whose app store does not directly compete with\u00a0Google\u2019s because it is not compatible with Android devices, is under Justice Department investigation for its policies.<\/p>\n

After more than a year of investigations into the four major tech platforms, including Facebook<\/a>, Amazon and Apple, the Justice Department was first out of the gate with a\u00a0lawsuit\u00a0against\u00a0Google\u00a0focused on its search business and search advertising.<\/p>\n

In addition, two groups of state attorneys general filed\u00a0lawsuits last year, one led by Texas and focused on advertising. The other targeted\u00a0Google\u2019s alleged efforts to extend its dominance in search to newer markets, like voice assistants.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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