How to get a piece of the $700M Google settlement

Millions of people may soon be eligible for automatic payments from a sweeping $700 million settlement with Google — and most won’t need to file a claim to get their share.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday that he and a coalition of 52 other attorneys general secured a $700 million settlement with Google, a deal that would direct most of the money to consumers who made purchases through the Google Play Store and were harmed by the company’s alleged anticompetitive practices.

“This case was never just about app purchases – it was about what happens when a company quietly controls the choices and prices that millions of people rely on every day,” said Rayfield. “That kind of power affects households in [a] real way. This settlement begins to unwind that. This work is about giving families and small…