Google Reaches Antitrust Settlement with States Over Play Store Practices
September 06 2023 - 11:39AM
Dow Jones News
By Dean Seal
Google parent Alphabet has reached a tentative settlement with a
coalition of states to resolve antitrust litigation accusing the
company of operating its app store as an illegal monopoly.
Alphabet and the states, led by Utah, told a California federal
judge on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement in principle
to settle claims that Google has monopolized the distribution of
apps on mobile devices that run the Google-owned Android operating
system.
The sides plan to provide a more comprehensive agreement to the
court for approval in about 30 days, according to a court
filing.
The terms of the tentative deal weren't disclosed. A
representative for Google declined to comment.
States filed suit against the tech giant in July 2021, arguing
that Google's app store practices were blocking competition through
contracts, technical barriers and other means. Google has responded
that it provides an open operating system that allows customers to
download apps directly from developers' websites for free.
Google has been hit with a number of lawsuits from state and
federal officials in recent years. It is preparing for trial this
month in an antitrust case from 38 state attorneys general and the
Justice Department targeting its dominant search-engine
business.
Write to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 06, 2023 11:24 ET (15:24 GMT)
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