Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032
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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. He fought two of the world's most valuable and powerful companies almost all the way to the US Supreme Court, insulting them again and again: "crooked," " deceitful ," "insanely sneaky," calling Android a "fake open platform," calling both companies "gangster-style businesses that will do anything they think they can get away with," telling me how Google's Project Hug was "an astonishingly corrupt effort at a massive scale."
But Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. It's right there in a binding term sheet for his settlement with Google .
On March 3 …
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News Gaming Policy Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032 Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. by Sean Hollister Mar 4, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Part Of Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court see all updates Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. He fought two of the world’s most valuable and powerful companies almost all the way to the US Supreme Court, insulting them again and again: “crooked,” “ deceitful ,” “insanely sneaky,” calling Android a “fake open platform,” calling both companies “gangster-style businesses that will do anything they think they can get away with,” telling me how Google’s Project Hug was “an astonishingly corrupt effort at a massive scale.” But Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. It’s right there in a binding term sheet for his settlement with Google . On March 3rd, he not only signed away Epic’s rights to sue and disparage the company, he signed away his right to advocate for any further changes to Google’s app store polices. He can’t criticize Google’s app store practices. In fact, he has to praise them. The contract states that “Epic believes that the Google and Android platform, with the changes in this term sheet, are procompetitive and a model for app store / platform operations, and will make good faith efforts to advocate for the same.” Related Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: the post-trial interview He may even have to appear in other courts around the world to defend this deal with Google, and Google gets to make sure his public statements are supportive of the deal from here on out. And while Epic can stil...
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