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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Henry Saker-Clark

Apple and Google agree changes to make app stores and platforms ‘fairer’

Apple said its app review function will be performed by a dedicated team working separately from its own apps and services teams (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Apple and Google have committed to make their platforms and app stores fairer with a package of changes aimed at addressing their dominance in the mobile market.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned last year that the technology giants may be forced to make changes to their platforms and gave the companies so-called “strategic market status”, which is designated to the largest and most powerful businesses.

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