The Indian Supreme Court had given Google a deadline to comply with its recent ruling. However, the company had failed to comply, which means that it could be facing a new lawsuit over its position that it holds in the digital ad market.
For those unaware, the Search Engine giant looked to the Supreme Court to block a ruling made by the CCI (Competition Commission of India) back in October 2022. The ruling in question would’ve forced the brand to change the way it licenses its Google Mobile Services (GMS) version of Android. As of right now, the company demands that smartphone maker who license the Android OS with GMS have to pre install certain Google apps like the Chrome browser, its search engine, YouTube, and others.
However, the CCI had deemed this has anti-competitive behavior. Furthermore, it also wanted the company to allow Android users in India to have the option uninstall certain apps like Google Maps or YouTube from their smartphones. While the Android platform is an open source system, the GMS version comes packed with Google apps and even the Play Store. Unfortunately for Google, the Indian Supreme Court dropped the case back to a lower tribunal and even gave the company until January 26 to change its method of licensing Android.
This isn’t the only legal trouble that the brand is facing at the moment. Apparently, the US Department of Justice is also looking to sue the company over its massive share of digital advertising market. This would mark the second federal antitrust complaint that is faces since 2020, which was also filed by the Justice Department over Google’s dominance in the online search market. The government wants to know how the company acquires and maintains its dominance in search and digital advertising.
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