UK Watchdog Secures Apple, Google Commitments to Reform App Store Practices

The UK regulator is seeking public input on proposed changes to boost transparency, fairness, and interoperability in the UK’s $38.3 billion app economy.
UK Watchdog Secures Apple, Google Commitments to Reform App Store Practices
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The UK’s competition watchdog said on Feb. 10 it had secured commitments from Apple and Google to make their app store practices fairer and more transparent, with Apple also committing to open up its mobile systems to greater interoperability, marking the first reforms under the country’s new digital markets regime.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that the measure would bring “immediate improvements in certainty, transparency, and fairness” for thousands of UK businesses that rely on app stores to reach customers.

Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.