Google's antitrust issues show no sign of stopping, while the Android app store, its rival, Aptoide, launches a full campaign against the alleged unfair treatment inflicted by the technology giant. Last October, Aptoide obtained an injunction against Google in a Portuguese court after a Play Protect notification warning users that the alternative could be dangerous. Now, Aptoide is raising the bar.

The campaign is on googleplayfair.com and accuses Google of "preventing users from freely choosing their favorite app store." On the site, Aptoide then launches evidence to support its claim that distributed applications are safe, including an independent study by a Japanese university and verification of the reliability of its APKs by the company. antivirus Virus Total Virus. It also asks Google not to provide any information as to why the application was reported, stating that Aptoide has not received any communication in response to its queries.

The Aptoide website also highlights the US $ 5 billion record fine imposed on Google by the European Commission last summer to substantiate its claims and show that the American company has already proven its guilt in anti-competitive and ignoring the freedom of choice of users for its own dominance (in this case, with respect to applications and services preinstalled on Android phones).

In an interview with TechCrunch, co-founder and CEO of Aptoide, Paulo Trezentos, said Google's action had resulted in a 15-20% drop in the number of users since June 2018. He hopes that the new site and the corresponding campaign against Google "will bring visibility to this site". situation and help other startups that may be in the same circumstances. "