UK takes 'light touch' approach to regulating Apple and Google's app stores

Engadget
By Steve DentFeb 10, 2026, 8:11 am104 pts
Last year the UK declared that Apple and Google were a duopoly with "strategic market status" in the mobile platforms market, making them subject to special regulations. However, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not regulate Google and Apple's app stores like the EU has done. Rather,…

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