Indian startups have now approached the nation’s high antitrust watchdog with a view to pressure Google to reinstate the apps it delisted for coverage causes on Friday. Google had eliminated round 200 Indian apps together with Naukri, 99acres, Bharat Matrimony and Kuku FM and the tech big later reinstated solely round 15 of those functions.
Based on a Reuters report citing the letter written by Alliance of Digital India Basis (ADIF), Indian startups are claiming that Google’s “brazen” transfer to delist these apps from the Google Play Retailer was anti-competitive and CCI ought to ask the Mountain View – California primarily based firm to reverse its choice. The report states that ADIF in its March 1 letter to the CCI had mentioned that Google’s transfer will “irreparable hurt to all the market”.
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Printed: 05 Mar 2024, 08:08 AM IST