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Japan Enacts Law Ensuring Access To Third-party Apps

Tech giants will now face major fines in Japan if they fail to give access to third-party smarthphone apps and payment systems on their platforms (Credit: AFP)

Japan on Wednesday enacted legislation to ensure tech giants like Google and Apple give access to third-party smartphone apps and payment systems on their platforms or risk major fines.

Similar to the European Union's new Digital Markets Act, the law mandates that they act fairly and make operating systems, browsers and search engines available for all.

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