Google faces criticism after removing 10 Indian apps from Play Store

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Technology giant Googles decision to delist some Indian apps from its Play Store has met with criticism from the founders and executives of the affected companies and users on social media...

Google has removed 10 Indian apps from its Play Store, including well-known ones like BharatMatrimony, Jeevansathi, 99 Acres, Naukri.com, and Shaadi.com...

IAMAI strongly condemns the removal of some of the most prominent consumer digital companies apps from the Play Store, including those of Bharatmatrimony, Info Edge, Shaadi.com, and TrulyMadly and IAMAI urges Google to reinstate the delisted apps, the industry body said...

Whacking the honchos of Indian Internet Industry like from the Android app store is the clear warning of Monopoly Dictatorship by Google, said one user on X.. Play Store and App Store are the biggest threats to Indian digital economy..

But many questioned the affected companies and not Googles action.A user on social media platform X said that for years, Indian startups and entrepreneurs enjoyed their apps being on Google Play Store and never worked to build a domestic equivalent...