NEW DELHI: Google has removed some Indian apps from its Play Store over payment issues, after Union Telecommunications and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnau intervened with the parties in the dispute saying “this will not be tolerated”. began to revive. Please come to the government on this issue.
The government took action after Vaishnow expressed concern over the issue, as some of the startup’s top founders strongly opposed Google’s move to remove apps from the Play Store. “India is very clear and our policy is very clear…our start-ups will get the protection they need.”
The minister said the government will meet with Google and the delisted app developer next week to resolve the dispute. “I’ve already called Google… I’ve already called the delisted app developer. We’re meeting next week. This can’t be tolerated… This kind of delisting can’t be tolerated. “No,” Vaishnau said. Some apps are now allowed again.
Some of the companies are considering legal action and could take legal action against Google to the fair play regulator CCI for alleged abuse of dominance, the people said, although the tech giant already filed a lawsuit last year. are being punished.
After the minister’s comments were made public, reports surfaced that apps like Info Edge’s Naukri, 99acres, Shiksha and shaadi.com were brought back to the Play Store by Google.
However, Anupam Mittal, founder of People Group, which runs shaadi.com, said that Google had allowed the relisting on the Play Store, but not the in-app purchases that caused it. As a result, a new controversy seems to be brewing. of controversy. Reacting to Info Edge’s Sanjeev Bhikchandani’s tweet that the app was allowed to be revived, Mittal wrote on microblogging platform Please clarify.” Otherwise, this tweet could be interpreted as saying everything is back to status quo, which is not true (sic). ”
Google said on March 1 that 10 companies, including “many long-established” companies, had avoided paying fees and delisted some apps despite benefiting from the platform and Play Store. Announced. Although he did not name the companies, a search on the Play Store did not turn up any apps like Shaadi, Matrimony.com or Bharat Matrimony. Balaji Telefilms’ Altt, audio platform Kuku FM and dating service Quack Quack have disappeared from the Play Store.
The dispute between the two tech giants is over Google’s levy of 11% to 26% fees on in-app payments after the CCI ordered the scrapping of the previous 15% to 30% charging system. .
The government took action after Vaishnow expressed concern over the issue, as some of the startup’s top founders strongly opposed Google’s move to remove apps from the Play Store. “India is very clear and our policy is very clear…our start-ups will get the protection they need.”
The minister said the government will meet with Google and the delisted app developer next week to resolve the dispute. “I’ve already called Google… I’ve already called the delisted app developer. We’re meeting next week. This can’t be tolerated… This kind of delisting can’t be tolerated. “No,” Vaishnau said. Some apps are now allowed again.
Some of the companies are considering legal action and could take legal action against Google to the fair play regulator CCI for alleged abuse of dominance, the people said, although the tech giant already filed a lawsuit last year. are being punished.
After the minister’s comments were made public, reports surfaced that apps like Info Edge’s Naukri, 99acres, Shiksha and shaadi.com were brought back to the Play Store by Google.
However, Anupam Mittal, founder of People Group, which runs shaadi.com, said that Google had allowed the relisting on the Play Store, but not the in-app purchases that caused it. As a result, a new controversy seems to be brewing. of controversy. Reacting to Info Edge’s Sanjeev Bhikchandani’s tweet that the app was allowed to be revived, Mittal wrote on microblogging platform Please clarify.” Otherwise, this tweet could be interpreted as saying everything is back to status quo, which is not true (sic). ”
Google said on March 1 that 10 companies, including “many long-established” companies, had avoided paying fees and delisted some apps despite benefiting from the platform and Play Store. Announced. Although he did not name the companies, a search on the Play Store did not turn up any apps like Shaadi, Matrimony.com or Bharat Matrimony. Balaji Telefilms’ Altt, audio platform Kuku FM and dating service Quack Quack have disappeared from the Play Store.
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