Google Reaches $700M Settlement With State Attorneys General Over Alleged Anticompetitive Conduct In Play Store

The Attorneys General of all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google's anticompetitive conduct in the Google Play Store.

Google will pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August 2016 and September 2023 and were harmed by Google's anticompetitive practices. Google will pay the states an additional $70 million for their sovereign claims. People eligible for restitution do not have to submit a claim – most will receive automatic payments through PayPal or Venmo. More details about that process will be forthcoming. The agreement also requires Google to make its business practices more procompetitive in a number of important ways.