Indian internet companies dial up fight against Google

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While some of the apps delisted from Google Play Store have started complying with the internet giants billing policies, founders and executives at Indian internet firms said the fight between them and Google is far from over...

On the other hand, Google has said its actions against the ten companies are only to make the ecosystem fair for a vast majority of developers who comply with its norms...

The apps that were taken down were of the companies that are in litigation against Google There are many others that do not comply but are still available on the Play Store, said one of the founders cited above...

The row over Googles actions against Indian internet companies intensified last year ahead of elections at Indias top internet lobby group, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)..

On March 1, IAMAI said it strongly condemned 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 urged Google to reinstate the delisted apps...

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