Dating app Match Group is suing Google for antitrust violations. The owner of popular dating apps, including Tinder and OkCupid, Match Group, said it would sue Google over antitrust issues with the policy change.
About a month ago, Spotify filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with EU regulators over its similar rules. “We want all developers to be able to release an app on Android and grow — not just those that can afford to pay 30% of their revenue,” Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg told the New York Times in a statement.
Google is countersuing Match Group, owner of popular dating apps including Tinder and OkCupid,
For antitrust issues, Google is countersuing Match Group, owner of popular dating apps including Tinder and OkCupid.
Match Group had previously sued Google for antitrust problems. Now it’s time for Google to fight back in court too.
The dispute centers on a recent requirement by Google that Android users.
Google has a new policy requiring Android users to have a payment feature on their apps. This is the first time that Google has needed this, and it’s unclear why they are doing so now.
In a recent blog post announcing the change, Google said it was necessary because “the majority of apps in our store don’t offer any payments features at all.” However, the company did not explain why this is happening now or what prompted them to make a move.
Match’s parent company is suing Google for anti-competitive practices.
You’ve likely heard about the lawsuit that Match Group, the parent company of some of the most popular dating apps, is filing against Google. In short, Match Group argues that Google’s policies for the Play Store are anticompetitive and hurt consumers.
They also claim that Google has restricted the ability for other search engines like Bing or Yahoo! to be used as default options when searching for things like “dating” or “dating app.”
This week, Match Group said it would sue Google over antitrust issues with the policy change.
This week, Match Group said it would sue Google over antitrust issues with the policy change. Match Group is the parent company of Tinder, OkCupid, and Match.com, among others.
“We want all developers to be able to release an app on Android and grow — not just those that can afford to pay 30% of their revenue.”
Google is vested in keeping Android as open and accessible as possible. As a result of its success, Google has monetized its operating system through search ads, which are only viable if the advertised product is available to everyone. If Android became too proprietary, demand for it would decline, and Google’s revenue would also fall. This is one primary reason why Google has been so adamant about ensuring that its Play Store policies remain fair and equal across all developers: they want to keep their ecosystem fresh and vibrant by welcoming any developer who can create something of value.
Conclusion
While the antitrust complaint is still being investigated, this week’s lawsuit shows that Google is willing to fight back. And with Spotify also suing Apple in Europe over its 30% policy, this could be the beginning of a new technology war that could have far-reaching effects on consumers worldwide. This could be especially important as more companies move toward mobile payments systems; Google doesn’t want to lose out on revenue by not taking their cut from these transactions.
