WHY DID GOOGLE DELIST SOME INDIAN APPS FROM PLAY STORE?
Why in the news?
- Google delists Indian apps over platform fee disputes, sparking legal battles and regulatory intervention, highlighting ongoing tensions between tech firms.
- The core of the issue lies in Google’s platform fees, which range from 11% to 30% for in-app purchases of digital services.
source:indiatoday
About Google’s Delisting of Indian Apps:
- On March 1, Google removed apps of almost a dozen Indian firms from its Play Store.
- The move followed years of disputes between Google and Indian companies, including legal battles in Indian courts.
- After intervention from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the apps were restored, but the issue remains unresolved.
About Google :
● Google is a multinational tech company founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University. ● It offers various products and services, including the widely used search engine, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Android. ● Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google, appointed in August 2015. What is CCI ( Competition Commision of India )? ● CCI is a statutory body enforcing the Competition Act, 2002, established in March 2009. ● It replaced the MRTP Act based on Raghavan committee recommendations to regulate monopolies and restrictive trade practices. ● CCI ensures fair competition and prevents anti-competitive practices in Indian markets. |