(REUTERS): Alphabet’s Google has removed a number of browser extensions of online conglomerate IAC/InterActive Corp for ‘policy violations’ and is reviewing enforcement options.
According to a statement, Google spokesman said, “We continue to have conversations with IAC related to Chrome Web Store policies and we have already removed a number of their extensions for violating our policies.”
“We’re reviewing the remaining extensions and our enforcement options, and have not made a decision regarding IAC’s status on the store”, the statement added. However, the company did not specify which precise policies it felt were violated by IAC.
In this regard, an IAC spokeswoman said, “Google has taken hundreds of millions of dollars from us to advertise and distribute these products in the Chrome Store.”
“There’s nothing new here. Google has used its position to reduce our browser business to the last small corner of the internet, which they’re now seeking to quash,” the statement added.
The IAC spokeswoman said Google had approved its extensions in the Chrome Store for years as part of the companies’ partnership agreement. “Google exercises significant control over what we do with these products”, she added.
