CCI penalises Google for antitrust practices

The Competition Commission of India or the CCI has directed Google to cease and desist from a number of its business practices. As part of the CCI’s investigation into Google’s alleged antitrust violations, it fined the company $113.04 million. It has been found that Alphabet Inc. has abused its market position once again to promote its payment apps and in-app payment system.

The CCI has directed Google not to restrict app developers from using third-party billing/payment processing services.
As a result of anti-competitive practices relating to Android, it was fined $162 million by the CCI on Thursday.