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Top app developers raised concerns over being forced to use Google in-app payment only, jury hears in US antitrust litigation

By Jenn Brice and Xu Yuan
  • 15 Nov 2023 23:31
  • 15 Nov 2023 23:31
Top app developers, including Google’s own YouTube, raised concerns about the requirement to use only Google’s in-app payment system, citing high fees, negative impact on users and being put at a competitive disadvantage, a jury heard in a US antitrust lawsuit over Android's app store.
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Jenn Brice

Reporter


Jenn is a data privacy and security reporter based in San Francisco. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Virginia. Before joining MLex, she edited UVA’s independent student newspaper and interned at Morning Brew, where she contributed to emerging tech and marketing newsletters.

Xu Yuan

Senior Correspondent


Xu Yuan has worked for MLex for seven years, all of them based in Hong Kong. She has reported on a wide range of regulatory topics, including antitrust, cybersecurity and data security, in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has broken numerous stories on policymaking and enforcement involving international companies doing business in the region and done substantial court reporting in Hong Kong. She is currently specializing in covering regulatory issues related to future mobility, including connected vehicles. She previously worked for US TV network NBC in Beijing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Linguistics from Peking University and a master’s degree from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong.

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