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California Attorney General

CA-AG v. Google

SettledFiled: December 31, 2020

Google allegedly violated antitrust laws by monopolizing the Android smartphone application market. According to CA-AG, Google signed anticompetitive contracts to prevent other app stores from being preloaded on Android devices, bought off key app developers who might have launched rival app stores to the Google Play store, and created technological barriers to deter consumers from directly downloading apps to their devices.

Summary generated from official California Attorney General press release

Source: California Attorney General Press Release ↗

Parties

Defendants / Respondents
  • Google

Dates

Filed
December 31, 2020
Resolved
December 31, 2022
Published
December 4, 2025

Case Details

Industry
Technology
Penalty Type
Restitution