Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly rejected a complaint against Google with respect to Google Meet, stating that consumers are at freewill to use either Meet or any other app for video conferencing.
The complaint, which was filed by an individual against Google LLC and Google India Digital Services, alleged that Google was abusing its dominant position in the internet-related services and products segment by integrating the Meet app into the Gmail app.
Rejecting the complaint, CCI noted that the users of Gmail are not forced to necessarily use Google Meet. Also, there does not appear to be any adverse consequences on the users of Gmail for not using Google Meet, such as withdrawal of Gmail or any of its functionalities or other services that are so far being provided by Google.
