Paidsettlement · State antitrust law
Google's $700M Play Store settlement with US states
$700M
US State Attorneys General
US · 2023
Status: Paid
What happened
All 50 states settled antitrust claims over Play Store billing restrictions and deals that limited rival app stores. Of the total, $630M went to a consumer fund and $70M to the states.
How it affected users
Mandatory in-app commissions of roughly 30% inflated prices; the consumer fund refunded affected US buyers.
Status timeline
Dec 18, 2023
Penalty announced.
Sources
- Utah AG announcementregulator
- Wikipedia: Google Play antitrustnews
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "Google's $700M Play Store settlement with US states," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2023-12-18. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/google-us-play-2023/