Further, there is absolutely no transparency as to why Google will charge 11% or 26% (commissions), even when the user avails a third-party processing service. This is a clear violation… Google shall not impose any conditions, including price-related, on app developers that is unfair, unreasonable, discriminatory, or disproportionate to the services provided to the app developers. “Despite not using any service of Google’s, app developers will be forced to pay commissions. A statement issued on the matter by industry body Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) said that the update is “a clear violation of a specific direction of the CCI." Startups and developers, however, have claimed that Google’s reaction to the CCI orders are not in compliance. On January 25, the company had affirmed as part of its policy changes that it will be enabling third party payments for all developers in the country. To be sure, Google had first released a pilot program for enabling third party billing with select developers in September last year. Google has since filed an appeal against the CCI verdict with the National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), hearings of which are ongoing at the moment. The update comes after the Competition Commission (CCI) cumulatively fined Google ₹2,273 crore (over $275 million) in October last year for abusive market dominance and anti-competitive conduct.
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