New Delhi: Google began removing the apps of 10 companies in India on Friday, including some popular matrimony apps such as Bharat Matrimony, in a dispute over service fee payments, potentially sparking a showdown with startup firms.
Matrimony.com dating apps Bharat Matrimony, Christian Matrimony, Muslim Matrimony and Jodii were deleted on Friday, company founder Murugavel Janakiraman said, describing the move as a \u201cdark day of Indian Internet\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur apps are getting deleted one by one\u201d.<\/p>\n
The dispute centres on efforts by some Indian startups to stop Google from imposing a fee of 11% to 26% on in-app payments, after the country\u2019s antitrust authorities ordered it to dismantle an earlier system of charging 15% to 30%.<\/p>\n
But Google effectively received a go-ahead to charge the fee or remove apps after two court decisions in January and February, one by the Supreme Court, not to give any relief to startups.<\/p>\n
The unit of Alphabet Inc has sent notices of Play Store violations to Indian companies Matrimony.com, which runs the app BharatMatrimony, and Info Edge, which runs a similar app, Jeevansathi.<\/p>\n
Both companies are reviewing the notice and will consider next steps, their executives told Reuters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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