Google allegedly abuse app developers. Because of this, France decided to fine the tech giant firm $2.2 million.
A woman walks into Google's UK headquarters in London on November 1, 2018. - Hundreds of employees walked out of Google's European headquarters in Dublin on Thursday as part of a global campaign over the US tech giant's handling of sexual harassment that saw similar protests in London and Singapore. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / various sources / AFP)
The Paris Commercial Court claimed that the search engine giant conducts malpractices against application creators on its official Play Store.
The issue between Google and app developers has been one of the main problems of the tech giant manufacturer. This also goes with Apple and other companies.
But, this time, Google's alleged abusive acts attracted the attention of the French government, leading to a million-dollar fine.
Google Allegedly Abuse App Developers?
According to Bloomberg's latest report, the allegations against Google forced it to adjust seven clauses from its contracts between 2015 and 2016.
Google employees stage a walkout on November 1, 2018, in New York, over sexual harassment. - A Google Walkout For Real Change account that sprang up on Twitter on October 31 called for employees and contractors to leave their workplaces at 11:10am local time around the world on Thursday. Tension has been growing over how the US-based tech giant handles sexual harassment claims.
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The issue is that there is a 30% commission on revenues generated by the developers on Google Play Store. Back in 2018,
Google and Apple already faced a trial because of some imbalances in the rights and obligations concerning app creators.
But, Google claims that it has been trying to help maintain sustainable businesses for the app developers in the Play Store.
"We are always looking to provide more support for developers and help them build sustainable businesses, including recently decreasing our service fees to 15% or less for 99% of developers," said a spokesperson of the tech firm.
Because of this, the giant tech firm said that it is disappointed with the million-dollar fine imposed by the French Paris Commercial Court.
Another Google Lawsuit Recently Happened
Aside from the latest case in France, USA Today reported that Google recently faced a lawsuit. This filing claims that the tech giant discriminates against its people-of-color employees.
The lawsuit states that Google actually has a pattern and practice of unfair treatment towards its Black workers. If you want to see more details about this issue, you can visit this link.
On the other hand, Google Pixel 6 received an update that reduces haptic feedback.
Last week, the ways Google product reviews appear in the search results were changed, allowing the good ones to appear on top.
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