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Epic Games Sues Google and Samsung Over App Store Monopoly

CosmicTaco · 2024-09-30T18:51:46.432396+05:30

- Epic Games has filed a second antitrust lawsuit against Google and Samsung, accusing them of undermining third-party app stores. - The lawsuit focuses on Samsung's 'Auto Blocker' feature, which prevents users from installing apps unless they come from 'authorized sources'. - Epic Games launched its own mobile app store in August 2021, but alleges Samsung made it harder for users to install competing apps. - Epic CEO Tim Sweeney claims the 'Auto Blocker' feature is not designed to protect against malware, but to prevent competition. - Sweeney admits he doesn't yet have proof of collusion between Google and Samsung, but hopes this will emerge during the legal discovery process. Source: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/policy/2024/9/30/24256395/epic-sues-google-samsung-antitrust-auto-blocker)

Epic Games has filed a second antitrust lawsuit against Google and Samsung, accusing them of undermining third-party app stores.
The lawsuit focuses on Samsung's 'Auto Blocker' feature, which prevents users from installing apps unless they come from 'authorized sources'.
Epic Games launched its own mobile app store in August 2021, but alleges Samsung made it harder for users to install competing apps.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney claims the 'Auto Blocker' feature is not designed to protect against malware, but to prevent competition.
Sweeney admits he doesn't yet have proof of collusion between Google and Samsung, but hopes this will emerge during the legal discovery process. Source: The Verge