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India's competition watchdog goes after Google over gaming app policy
India's competition commission has launched a new probe into Google's gaming app policy. The investigation follows a complaint alleging discrimination.
However, doors remained closed for WinZO as the platform offered real-money games of puzzles, car racing, and carrom, which weren't accepted under Google's policy. By granting preferential treatment to select app categories, Google effectively creates a two-tier market where some developers are accorded superior access and visibility while others are discriminated against and thus, left with a competitive disadvantage. CCI previously slapped the Alphabet-owned company twice with huge fines in 2022 over anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices and Play Store policies.
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