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New Delhi: Google began removing the apps of 10 companies in India on Friday, including some popular matrimony apps such as Bharat Matrimony, in a dispute over service fee payments, potentially sparking a showdown with startup firms...
The dispute centres on efforts by some Indian startups to stop Google from imposing a fee of 11% to 26% on in-app payments, after the countrys antitrust authorities ordered it to dismantle an earlier system of charging 15% to 30%...
But Google effectively received a go-ahead to charge the fee or remove apps after two court decisions in January and February, one by the Supreme Court, not to give any relief to startups.. dating apps Bharat Matrimony, Christian Matrimony, Muslim Matrimony and Jodii were deleted on Friday, company founder Murugavel Janakiraman said, describing the move as a dark day of IndianInternet...
The unit of Alphabet Inc has sent notices of Play Store violations to Indian companies Matrimony.com, which runs the app BharatMatrimony, and Info Edge, which runs a similar app, Jeevansathi...
For years, no court or regulator has denied Google Plays right to charge, the company said on Friday, adding that the Supreme Court on Feb. 9 also refused to interfere with its right to do so.. Googles app removal could anger the Indian startup community which has been protesting many of the U.S. giants practices for years...
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