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Google accused by developer of retaliation for cooperating with House antitrust investigation – The Washington Post
Blix, the maker of an email app, has been on Google’s Play Store for six years. On Friday, just two days after a Capitol Hill hearing on antitrust issues, Google kicked the app off the store. Blix says it’s because the company cooperated with lawmakers.
We have been developing for the Google Play Store for more than six years, but we woke up this morning to find ourselves kicked out with no notice, Blix co-founder Ben Volach said in an interview Friday.
Google spokesman Dan Jackson said he would look into the issue but did not immediately comment on Blixs removal from the app store.
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