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Bipartisan 'Open App Markets Act' resurrected to challenge Apple's App Store control


Big Tech's grip on the app economy is under fire again as lawmakers reintroduce the bipartisan "Open App Markets Act" aimed at breaking Apple and Google's app store dominance.

On Tuesday, June 24, U.S. senators Marsha Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal, Mike Lee, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin introduced the Open App Markets Act. This bipartisan bill hopes to establish enforceable rules designed to "promote competition and strengthen consumer protections within the app market," according to Senator Blackburn's website. If history is any guide, this second iteration of the Open App Markets Act will likely face the same kind of aggressive industry pushback as its predecessor.

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