Google Settles Antitrust Lawsuit with States over App Store Fees for $700 Million
• Google to pay $630M to settle antitrust lawsuit brought by state prosecutors over high fees charged to app developers
• Settlement fund to be divided among estimated 102M eligible consumers across 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
• Google will pay additional $70M for related claims by the states
• Google agrees to simplify "sideloading" apps and give developers option for 3rd party payments
• Settlement comes after 36 state AGs sued Google in 2021 for using contracts to close off Play Store competition