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UK targets Apple’s and Google’s mobile platforms for regulation
The move is designed to create a more open, competitive environment for the app economy and user choice.
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Wednesday a proposal that would give Apple and Google’s mobile platforms “strategic market status” — a designation that allows the regulator to create rules that could change how their app stores operate and how their mobile software works. The move is designed to create a more open, competitive environment for the app economy and user choice. If the proposal goes through, it would give the CMA the ability to address issues like the commission rates on in-app purchases, the app review process, app rankings, restrictions on developer access to certain technology, and default settings that could reduce competition, among other things.
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