United Kingdom: Competition and Markets Authority opened consultation on investigation into Google assessing its market power in mobile browsers and cloud gaming

On 10 June 2022, the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a consultation on the market power of Google in mobile browsers and the App Store's restrictions on cloud gaming, until 22 July 2022. The consultation focuses on the supply of online gaming services for the video game consoles sold by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. Particularly, the CMA announced it plans to conduct a market investigation into Google's business practices concerning opt-out options, auto-renewal and the terms and conditions for online gaming contracts. The consultation follows a study which found that Google has an effective duopoly on mobile ecosystems.