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US: Gab drops Google antitrust suit

By  |  October 24, 2017

A social media network known for its many far-right users dropped an antitrust lawsuit filed against Google.

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    The network, Gab, was banned from Google’s Play Store in September over violations of Google’s hate speech policies.

    On October 22, Gab said that it was withdrawing the lawsuit, and is asking Google to review its decision to exclude the app from the Play Store.

    Gab said in a post on Medium, “We were encouraged to resubmit our app before the Android store, as opposed to going forth with continued expensive litigation, of which would have cost the company a great fortune in both time and resources.”

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