Google: Can't dilute download warning

Google told the Delhi HC Wednesday that it cannot dilute the warning or make changes to the disclaimer it displays when users download online gaming platform Winzo's app using its search engine.

Google clarified its stand in response to HC's March 24 query that whether a milder warning could be issued, after the gaming company said the users who downloaded its app via Google got a message saying it "may harm your device. Do you want to keep Winzo.apk anyway?" The court had asked Google whether it could say the app was harmful when it did not have verified reports about it.

Posting the matter for further hearing on October 19, a division bench led by Justice Manmohan said Google was not controlling the World Wide Web. "...show us the guidelines that it is binding you to display such warnings," it told Google, asking it to reply in three weeks. The firm said it was doing this in accordance with Information Technology Rules, 2021.