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===Anticompetitive practices===

Google has a great history of anticompetitive practices. For example, in 2020 the company was sued for practices involving pushing off relevant search results in order to favor advertisements and the inclusion of [[bloatware]] on Android devices.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Eaton Business School|date=31 Aug 2021 |title=Google - A display of anti-competitive behaviour|url=https://ebsedu.org/blog/google-a-display-of-anti-competitive-behavior |url-status=live | |access-date=25 May 2026 |website=Eaton Business School}}</ref>

Google has a great history of anticompetitive practices. For example, in 2020 the company was sued for practices involving pushing off relevant search results in order to favor advertisements and the inclusion of [[bloatware]] on Android devices.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Eaton Business School|date=31 Aug 2021 |title=Google - A display of anti-competitive behaviour|url=https://ebsedu.org/blog/google-a-display-of-anti-competitive-behavior |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250523013602/https://ebsedu.org/blog/google-a-display-of-anti-competitive-behavior |archive-date=2025-05-23 |access-date=25 May 2026 |website=Eaton Business School}}</ref>

The [[Android Developer Verification]] program prevents sideloading and external app stores, such as [[F-Droid]] to be an available alternative to the Google Play Store.

~~The [[Android Developer Verification]] program prevents sideloading and external app stores, such as [[F-Droid]] to be an available alternative to the Google Play Store.~~

===Google device repair program restrictions===

{{Main|Google asserts the right to seize your phone during a repair}}

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 ===Anticompetitive practices===
-Google has a great history of anticompetitive practices. For example, in 2020 the company was sued for practices involving pushing off relevant search results in order to favor advertisements and the inclusion of [[bloatware]] on Android devices.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Eaton Business School|date=31 Aug 2021 |title=Google - A display of anti-competitive behaviour|url=https://ebsedu.org/blog/google-a-display-of-anti-competitive-behavior |url-status=live | |access-date=25 May 2026 |website=Eaton Business School}}</ref>
+Google has a great history of anticompetitive practices. For example, in 2020 the company was sued for practices involving pushing off relevant search results in order to favor advertisements and the inclusion of [[bloatware]] on Android devices.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Eaton Business School|date=31 Aug 2021 |title=Google - A display of anti-competitive behaviour|url=https://ebsedu.org/blog/google-a-display-of-anti-competitive-behavior |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250523013602/https://ebsedu.org/blog/google-a-display-of-anti-competitive-behavior |archive-date=2025-05-23 |access-date=25 May 2026 |website=Eaton Business School}}</ref>
+The [[Android Developer Verification]] program prevents sideloading and external app stores, such as [[F-Droid]] to be an available alternative to the Google Play Store.
-The [[Android Developer Verification]] program prevents sideloading and external app stores, such as [[F-Droid]] to be an available alternative to the Google Play Store.
 ===Google device repair program restrictions===
 {{Main|Google asserts the right to seize your phone during a repair}}