India’s antitrust watchdog on Tuesday fined tech-giant Google 9.36 billion rupees ($113 million) for abusing its dominant position to promote its in-app payment system, the second penalty imposed by India in a week.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said that Google’s Play Store policies require app developers to use Google’s billing system for apps sold through the Play Store and in-app purchases made by users.
App developers will not be permitted to list their apps on the Play Store if they refuse to use Google’s billing system, resulting in them losing potential customers in the form of Android users, the CCI said in a statement….