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Google faces US monopolization claims from Portuguese app distributor

( April 14, 2026, 19:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Portuguese Android app distributor Aptoide filed a US complaint accusing Google of using unlawful agreements to monopolize the markets for Android app distribution and Android In-app billing. “But for Google’s monopolies in the Android App Distribution and Android In-App Billing Markets — and the exclusionary practices Google uses to protect them — Aptoide would have exerted substantially more competitive pressure on Google’s pricing and policies. Instead, Google successfully suppressed that competition, foreclosing Aptoide from crucial access channels at the outset and preventing it from realizing the benefits of fair competition that the antitrust laws are designed to protect,” it claimed.See attached file. ...

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