Progress

Current status
under deliberation
04 Mar 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

04 Mar 2021
under deliberation

Competition & Markets Authority opens investigation into Apple's AppStore and the terms & conditions for app developers

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) opened an investigation regarding Apple's supposedly anti-competitive terms and conditions on March 4, 2021. App developers criticize the fact that Apple does not let them distribute apps in any other way on…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority