Indian Apps: Google has taken strict action against ten big apps of India. Actually, Google has removed these apps from Google Play Store, because these apps were not following the billing policy of Google Play Store. Google had written in one of its blog posts that there are more than 2 lakh Indian app developers on Google Play Store, who follow their billing policy, but only these ten apps have paid Google Play Store for their services. not done.
Removed 10 apps from Play Store
Google has clearly written in its blog post that these apps have been given more than three years to prepare, in which three weeks have passed even after the order of the Supreme Court. Google had released this blog post just before removing these apps from the Google Play Store. Google wrote in it that, “We are taking some necessary steps to ensure that our policies are consistently applied across the entire system, as we do globally for any type of policy violation.”
Now Google has removed 10 Indian apps from the Android Play Store due to this decision, including Kuku FM, Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi.com, Naukri.com, 99 acres, Truly Madly, Quack Quack, Stage, ALTT (Alt Balaji). Name included.
What did the owners of the apps say?
After this action of Google, Kuku FM CEO Lal Chand Bisu criticized Google and wrote on social media platform X, “Google is the worst company to do business. They completely control our Indian startup system. In 2019, Google removed us from the Play Store for 25 days without giving any notice. Just imagine the environment where the team is working in the office every day and there is no app on the Play Store.”
Google is the most evil company for businesses. Our Indian startup system is completely controlled by them.
Google delisted us in 2019 for 25 days without pre-notifying us. Worst days ever. Just imagine the atmosphere where the team is working daily in the office and there is no…
— Lal Chand Bisu (@lcbisu) March 1, 2024
He further wrote in his post, “Now they have delisted us again. Now we have no option but to accept their terms. This will completely destroy our business and Kuku FM will not be heard by most of the people in the country. “Will make it expensive for.” The founder of Naukri.com and 99acres has also given a similar reaction against Google.
The CEO of Kuku FM appealed to the government, writing, “It feels like we will never be able to operate safely if our ecosystem is controlled by them. We want the Indian government to come forward and start -Save the ecosystem.
Anupam Mittal, founder of another big app of India, Shaadi.com, also wrote a post on X and said, “Today is the dark day of the Indian Internet. Google has delisted many big apps from the Play Store, while still Legal hearing is going on.”
Today is a dark day for India Internet. Google has delisted major apps from its app store even though legal hearings are underway @CCI_India , @indSupremeCourt Their false narratives & audacity show they have little regard for 🇮🇳 Make no mistake – this is the new Digital East…
— Anupam Mittal (@AnupamMittal) March 1, 2024
He further wrote in his post, “Their false narrative and audacity shows that they have very little respect for India, make no mistake – this is the new Digital East India Company and this #Lagaan must be stopped!”
Court also supported Google
Let us tell you that these apps had also approached the court raising their voice against Google, so that they are not removed from the Play Store by Google. These Indian app developers had earlier filed a petition in the Madras High Court challenging the billing policy of Google Play Store, but the court rejected that petition. After that, these apps appealed to the Supreme Court, but in the hearing held on 9 February 2024, the Supreme Court also refused to pass an interim order to save these apps on the Play Store and declared the next hearing for 19 March. .
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