Match sued Google over Google’s Play Store payment system.
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Match Group Inc.
MTCH 3.92%
said it has withdrawn its request for a temporary restraining order against
Alphabet Inc.’s
GOOG -0.13%
Google, saying Google has made concessions that Match Group demanded.
The concessions include guaranteeing that Match apps won’t be rejected or removed from Google’s app store for offering alternatives to Google’s billing system, Match said Friday.
Match, the owner of dating apps including Tinder and Hinge, said it has agreed to put up to $40 million into an escrow account instead of paying Google directly for billing transactions that occur on the Android system outside of Google Play Billing.
Match sued Google on May 9 in the U.S. District Court for Northern District of California over the matter. Match said Friday that it maintains the fees Google is demanding for payments that occur outside of Google’s billing system are illegal.
Representatives for Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Earlier this month, Google said about the suit: “This is just a continuation of Match Group’s self-interested campaign to avoid paying for the significant value they receive from the mobile platforms they’ve built their business on.”
Match said it has agreed to hold the funds in escrow until a court hears and adjudicates the claims it filed against Google. The date for the trial is set for April 2023, Match said.
Match and Google can terminate their new agreement, but Match retains the option to reinstate its request for a temporary restraining order if that happens, Match said.
Write to Will Feuer at [email protected]
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