Tinder sues Google for monopoly and Google threatens to remove its 'app' from the Android store

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Match Group

, the parent company of

, filed a lawsuit in federal court in

on Monday accusing

of abusing monopoly power over its

, the app store for

phones .

The litigation comes as part of an ongoing battle by

,

and other companies to force

parent

and

maker

to loosen control of their respective app stores.

Match's lawsuit comes after

regulations

by requiring its family of apps to use the internet giant's payment system, which charges up to 30% for transactions, the court document explains.

"A Death Sentence"

Google

has been adamant that it will remove

apps from the

if they don't comply, Match says in the lawsuit, predicting such a punishment would be a "death sentence."

"This is a case of strategic market manipulation, broken promises, and abuse of power,"

denounced in the lawsuit.

Google

has not commented on the lawsuit but has defended its store fees, arguing that they are consistent with industry standards and reasonable for operating a secure global platform that distributes digital content.

While the

is the only gateway to installing content on

smartphones or tablets

can download apps at their own risk from platforms outside

of

.

's lawsuit alleges that despite having alternatives,

device users

use the

more than 90% of the time to install content.

Match

is asking the court to order

billing system to be bypassed

in its apps.

It also requests compensation for economic damages and legal fees, the amount of which has not been specified.

Apps involving demand include

,

, and

.

'Lobby' for the regulation of the 'apps' market

Match

,

and other companies have come together to

for a fair market.

Apple has also clashed in court with Fortnite maker

, which has sought to undermine

's control of the

, accusing it of operating a monopoly on the store.

In November, a federal judge ordered

payment options

, but said

had been unable to prove antitrust violations.

CEO

questioned

the moves to regulate the store in April.

He did so in a rare speech in Washington where he argued that the new rules could threaten the privacy of

users .

"We are deeply concerned about regulations that would undermine privacy and security to target another target," Cook told a meeting of

.

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