United Kingdom: Announced Competition and Markets Authority investigation into Apple's AppStore and the terms and conditions for app developers

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Announced Competition and Markets Authority investigation into Apple's AppStore and the terms and 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…

Scope

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

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2021-03-04
under deliberation

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) opened an investigation regarding Apple's supposedly anti…

2024-08-21
concluded

On 21 August 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to close its investigation i…