New York CNN —Google reached an agreement in principle with US states to settle an antitrust lawsuit for its alleged conduct in the Google Play Store, according to a Tuesday court filing.
This lawsuit was led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and attorneys general from California, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.
We brought this lawsuit because it is illegal to use monopoly power to drive up prices,” the attorneys general said in a statement.
The lawsuit alleged that Google imposes technical barriers for third-party app developers and that it forces app developers and users to use its payment processing service, Google Play Billing, which charges fees as high as 30% a transaction.
On Wednesday, the attorneys general said the Play Store settlement agreement, which will be subject to court approval, has yet to be finalized and more details will be shared publicly in the next 30 days.
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