Tim Sweeney has signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney may be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. Fight two From the most valuable and powerful corporations in the world almost all the way to the US Supreme Court, insulting it over and over again: “Crooked,”cheater“Insanely sneaky.” Call the robot “Fake open platform” Call both companies “Gangster style companies that will do anything they think they can get away with.” Tell me how The Google Hug Project was “an astonishingly corrupt effort on a massive scale.”

On March 3, he not only signed away Epic’s rights to sue and disparage the company, but also signed away his right to defend any further changes to Google’s App Store policies. He cannot criticize Google’s App Store practices. In fact, he should praise them.

“Epic believes that the Google and Android platform, with the changes in this term sheet, has a competitive edge and model for app store/platform operations, and will make good faith efforts to defend that,” the contract states.

He may have to appear in other courts around the world to defend this deal with Google, and Google will have to make sure its public statements support the deal going forward.

You can take a peek at the relevant sections of the term sheet above, and Sweeney’s digital signature. According to the signed document, it will end five years after Google makes the latest changes to its service fees. Google plans to do this by September 30, 2027 at the latest, so Sweeney may not be able to voice his opinion on the Google Play Store until September 2032.