Google has commenced taking down from the Play Store the apps of the ten Indian companies, including prominent matrimony and dating apps in the country, that remained non-compliant with the tech giant’s app billing policy for an extended period of time. It also comes three weeks after the Supreme Court refused to grant any interim protection to domestic start-ups against the removal of the apps from the Play Store by Google. The ten domestic companies whose apps have been taken down include Shaadi.com, QuackQuack, Stage, InfoEdge-owned portals naukri.com, and 99acres.com. Google highlighted that there are over 2 lakh Indian developers using Google Play, and these developers adhere to the tech giant’s policies. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder and executive vice chairman of InfoEdge, said that Indian companies will comply—for now.

Source: The Hindu March 01, 2024 16:53 UTC