Google Agrees to Pay $700 Million in Antitrust Settlement With US States

App and game developers will now be able to implement an alternative billing option alongside Google Play’s system for their U.S. users.
Google Agrees to Pay $700 Million in Antitrust Settlement With US States
The logo for Google LLC at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York, on Nov. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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Google said on Monday that it would pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of U.S. states that accused the internet giant of running a monopoly on its Play Store to inflate prices for paid apps.

The company agreed to pay $630 million into a settlement fund for consumers and $70 million into a fund that will be used by the states, according to the settlement, which still requires a court’s final approval.