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July 8, 2021

Dozens of States Sue Google for Creating App Store Monopoly 
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Attorneys general from 36 states and Washington, D.C., have filed an
antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of unlawfully
stamping out its competition. The lawsuit says Google has paid off
developers to keep them loyal to Google's platform and paid off other
tech companies to prevent them from creating app stores that would
compete with the dominant Google Play store. Google collects a
commission of up to 30% on app purchases.


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