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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

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The move follows the government denying it was ‘in the pocket of big tech’ after appointing Doug Gurr, a former Amazon executive, to chair the CMA. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched investigations into the impact of Apple and Google’s mobile platforms on consumers and businesses, days after the government faced criticism for installing a former tech executive as the organisation’s new chair.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate the tech firms’ mobile operating systems, app stores and browsers to determine whether both companies require tailor-made guidelines to regulate their behaviour.

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