Business / Google fined 935 crore in second antitrust penalty this month in India

Zoom News : Oct 25, 2022, 06:05 PM
New Delhi : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has once again imposed a fine to stop the arbitrariness of the search engine Google. The Competition Commission of India imposed a fine of Rs 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in Play Store policies.

This is the second time in October that Google has been fined for cracking down. Earlier, a fine of about Rs 1338 crore has been imposed by the CCI. In this way, Google has been fined close to Rs 2300 crore so far in the month.

1338 crore fine: Let us tell you that recently the Competition Commission of India imposed a fine of Rs 1337.76 crore on Google. The action was taken to abuse its strong market position in the Android mobile device segment. In addition, the CCI had directed the leading Internet company to stop and stop unfair trading activities. Google has also been directed to revise the way it operates within a stipulated time frame.

Google had given a response: The search engine Google's reaction also came on the first action of CCI. The company had said, "The CCI's decision is a major setback for Indian consumers and businesses. It presents opportunities for serious security risks to Indians who rely on the security features of Android. The decision is likely to cost Indians mobile devices." increasing." Along with this, Google had said to review the decision.

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