2024-03-04 17:42:15
Taking the matter of non-payment of fees seriously, Google had decided to remove 10 apps. Now Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has reacted on this. He bluntly said that removal of these apps from the App Store will not be allowed. Actually, Google had asked to remove these apps regarding service fee payment. Most of these were matrimony apps.
Google started the process of removing these apps on Friday. This included popular Indian matrimony and job search apps like Matrimony.com. Tech Joint said that these apps have violated their payment guidelines. This is the reason why the decision has been taken to remove them. Vaishnav said that he has talked to Google on this and will also talk to startups on this. They need security in India.
Ashwini Vaishnav said, ‘This cannot be allowed to happen. This type of de-listing cannot be allowed to happen at all. However, no response has been given by Google on this yet. After Google’s action, many startups were boycotting this step. Many startups had also entered it. He was also opposing this action. Google said that the fees help in developing and promoting the ecosystem of Android and Play Store.
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Actually this entire dispute was regarding fees. Because Google charges fees ranging from 11 to 26 percent. But the allegation is that these apps did not pay it. Google considered this a violation of policy and decided to remove them. However, now the government has said that it cannot allow this to happen.