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Apple, Google Face UK Antitrust Probe Into Mobile Ecosystem Power


UK regulators on Thursday launched an investigation into Apple and Google's smartphone ecosystems to assess whether they have "strategic...

"The operating systems, apps and browsers installed on our phones and tablet devices act as our gateway into the digital world – whether that is communicating with our friends and loved ones, buying from businesses or accessing creative content. "More competitive mobile ecosystems could foster new innovations and new opportunities across a range of services that millions of people use, be they app stores, browsers or operating systems. Last year, the U.S. passed a law that required Chinese company ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok due to potential national security risks, or else the platform would be banned.

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