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Epic Games accuses Samsung and Google of scheme to block rivals
Fortnite maker’s lawsuit says Samsung Auto Blocker deters users from app downloads outside Google’s Play store
Fortnite video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition.
Epic filed a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung’s Galaxy store. It’s Epic’s second antitrust suit against Google.
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