Sep 24, 2020 About Free Redeem Code For Google Play Store 2020. As we all know, Google Play Store is a digital distribution service run by Google. It's available on all Android devices. The play store lets Android users download or purchase apps and games on their devices. Moreover, they can also do some in-app purchase on this online store.

Paytm is back on the Play Store hours after the app was taken down for violating policies on gambling. Earlier today, Google removed the Paytm app from the Play Store while other apps like Paytm for Business, Paytm mall, Paytm Money, and a few more were still available on the platform.

1. The tech giant is also said to have removed nearly 500 apps from the Play Store in the crackdown on illicit lending platforms. However, there is no official confirmation on the number of apps removed.
2. The tech giant is also said to have removed nearly 500 apps from the Play Store in the crackdown on illicit lending platforms. However, there is no official confirmation on the number of apps removed.

Update: And we’re back! 🥳

— Paytm (@Paytm) September 18, 2020

What did Paytm comment?

Commenting on the matter Paytm issued an official statement and said Google suspended the app as it violated Play Store policies on gambling. “We continue to work with Google to restore the app. We assure all our users that their balances and linked accounts are 100 per cent safe. Our services are fully functional on all existing apps and you can continue enjoying Paytm like before,” the company said.

Explained: Paytm goes from Play Store, how are you affected?

What is Google’s Play Store policy on gambling?

Google prohibits online casinos and other unregulated gambling apps on its play store. Even fantasy sports platforms like Dream 11 are kept out. The tech giant also reveals that an app that leads consumers to an external site that allows them to participate in paid tournaments to real money clearly violates Play Store policies.

In a blog post posted earlier on Friday, Google’s Suzanne Frey, Vice President, Product, Android Security and Privacy explains, “We don’t allow online casinos or support any unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting. This includes if an app leads consumers to an external website that allows them to participate in paid tournaments to win real money or cash prizes, it is a violation of our policies.”

Frey notes, “We have these policies to protect users from potential harm. When an app violates these policies, we notify the developer of the violation and remove the app from Google Play until the developer brings the app into compliance.”

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“In the case where there are repeated policy violations, we may take more serious action which may include terminating Google Play Developer accounts. Our policies are applied and enforced on all developers consistently,” Frey further states.

Commenting on the matter, Akash Karmakar of Panag and Babu Law Offices, who represents various tech and app companies said, “While PayTM did not directly engage in, or promote sports betting or gambling, it did have links to third-party sites which did. The ease of using PayTM on these third-party apps may have been viewed by Google as the element which makes PayTM as supporting these sites. Google appears to have taken an ethical stand against apps that promote or even advertise unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting. Since many other apps are also promoting betting and gambling websites through ads and pop-ups, if Google applies the same standard, I would expect more apps will get taken off the Play Store.”

Google has removed Paytm's mobile application from its mobile app store platform Play Store. The search engine giant has cited its policies on gaming and betting as the reason for the move.

The app, however, is still available on iOS, the play store run by Apple. The app could have been removed because of Paytm First Games, sources said.

Paytm, in a statement shared on Twitter, said its Android app is temporarily unavailable on Google's Play Store for new downloads or updates but will be back very soon. The company also assured that all the money with Paytm is safe and consumers will be able to use the app for their regular transactions as usual.

This is not the first time that Google has initiated such a step. In the past, Google had removed another payment application, Mobikwik, which was found to be redirecting its users to the Aarogya Setu app.

Sources pointed out that Google does not allow apps to redirect users to other platforms from within the apps and, in this case, Paytm was doing it for Paytm First Games, they said.

In a blog on September 18, Google said it doesn't allow online casinos or support unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting.

“This includes, if an app leads consumers to an external website that allows them to participate in paid tournaments to win real money or cash prizes, it is a violation of our policies,” the blog post read.

Google said the developer is always notified and the app removed till it complies with the guidelines.

“In the case where there are repeated policy violations, we may take more serious action which may include terminating Google Play Developer accounts,” the statement added.

Paytm App Removed From Google Play Store Free

While Google did not specify which service on the Paytm app was non-compliant, sources pointed fingers at Paytm First Games that offers cash prizes against participation in paid tournaments.

Earlier this week, Paytm got Sachin Tendulkar as the brand ambassador for its gaming services.

The platform is betting majorly on fantasy cricket leagues, giving competition to platforms like Dream11, Halaplay and Mobile Premier League.

Dream11 is not available on the Google Play Store.

How To Pay Google Play Store With Paytm

Moneycontrol found that other Paytm applications like Paytm Money and Paytm for Business are still available on the Google Play Store.