Match group, the parent company of tinder, hinge and OkCupid, withdrew its request for a temporary restraining order against Google on Friday after the company accused Google of having an unfair monopoly in its mobile application market.
Match filed an antitrust lawsuit against the search giant earlier this month, accusing Google of restricting payment within Android apps, which prompted app users to stay in their mobile ecosystem. The company filed a temporary restraining order a day after suing Google.
In deciding to withdraw the restraining order request, match cited some of Google's "concessions", including a guarantee that its application will not be rejected or deleted from the Google App store because it provides alternative payment options. The company will also set aside up to $40 million in an escrow account to replace direct payments to Google for Android apps that occur outside the Google play payment system, believing that these fees are "illegal under federal and state laws". While the case is pending, the escrow account will remain unchanged.