By Rich Kirby
Publication Date: 2025-12-05 16:23:00
CONNECTICUT — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Friday issued a consumer alert detailing how Google Play Store users may receive restitution from a proposed $700 million settlement resolving antitrust claims against Google.
The multistate settlement, announced in 2023 by Tong and 53 attorneys general, accused Google of maintaining an unlawful monopoly over Android app distribution and in-app payment systems. The states said Google used that control to suppress competition and charge consumers fees of up to 30 percent on app purchases and in-app transactions between August 2016 and September 2023.
Most of the settlement funds — $630 million of which Google has already deposited — are expected to be distributed directly to affected consumers once the court grants final approval.
“Google abused its monopoly power to lock out competition and raise costs,” Tong said in a statement. “Our $700 million settlement will send money back to consumers who were harmed by…
