Tech giant Google, on Thursday, removed personal loan apps in India which volated the user safety policies from its play store. The company in a blog post said the move was based on flags submitted by users and government agencies.
The company also instructed the ones which were not removed, to comply with existing norms and failure to comply with existing laws and regulations would lead to the removal from the Play Store.
“The apps that were found to violate our user safety policies were immediately removed from the Store, and we have asked the developers of the remaining identified apps to demonstrate that they comply with applicable local laws and regulations. Apps that fail to do so will be removed without further notice. In addition, we will continue to assist the law enforcement agencies in their investigation of this issue,” Google India said.
Google’s blog post also said that all developers on its Play Store agree to the terms of the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement, which stipulates that apps must adhere to applicable rules and laws, including generally accepted practices and guidelines.
