Google suffers another antitrust blow, paying $700 million in a settlement over its app store practices

• Google is paying $700 million as part of its settlement deal with states over its app store practices.
• The company said it would allow developers to charge users directly, without going through Google.
• The deal may act as a template for its other legal challenges, per the NYT.

A week after Google's loss to Epic Games in a landmark antitrust trial, Google has announced the terms of its settlement of the 2021 lawsuit brought against it by state attorneys general over its app store practices.