Disney recently took legal action against Google’s in-app billing system, joining a growing number of companies questioning its fairness. Specifically, Disney, the operator of Disney+ Hotstar in India, claimed that Google threatened to remove the Hotstar app unless it complied with the new payment system. However, the court ruled in favor of Google, requiring Disney …
The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on July 14th. These pleas challenge the verdict of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) regarding Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices in the Android mobile device case. The NCLAT had upheld a fine of Rs. …
(This story originally appeared in on May 12, 2023) Earlier this year, Tinder-owner Match Group and a few startups in India asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to probe Google for alleged non-compliance with an antitrust directive by charging a high service fee from developers for in-app payments. A news report has now claimed …