App Stores

Lawmakers Tell Apple and Google to Prepare for TikTok Ban
Lawmakers Tell Apple and Google to Prepare for TikTok Ban
December 13, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

The Republican and Democratic leaders of a House select committee said Friday (Dec. 13) that TikTok should sell its app and that Apple and Google should be ready...

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Roblox Incents Gamers to Skip the App Store
Roblox Incents Gamers to Skip the App Store
November 27, 2024  |  Retail

Roblox has begun offering users a new, and apparently permanent deal on its in-game currency. Users who purchase Robux on the web and through gift cards...

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Report: Huawei May Exempt WeChat From In-App Transaction Fees
Report: Huawei May Exempt WeChat From In-App Transaction Fees
June 19, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

Huawei is reportedly ready to let WeChat operate on Huawei’s mobile platform without sharing revenue. The deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (June 19), would be...

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Philippines Wants Binance Yanked From Apple and Google App Stores
Philippines Wants Binance Yanked From Apple and Google App Stores
April 23, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency giant Binance could soon find it harder to do business in the Philippines. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday (April 23) called on Apple and...

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EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores
EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores
March 05, 2024  |  Regulation

The new Digital Markets Act (DMA) will reportedly focus first on app stores. European Union (EU) competition chief Margrethe Vestager told Bloomberg TV Tuesday (March 5)...

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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Apple App Store Payment Case
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Apple App Store Payment Case
January 16, 2024  |  Apple

The Supreme Court will not hear Apple’s appeal in its legal battle with Epic Games. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Jan. 16), the decision means that a 2023...

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Report: China’s Crackdown on Foreign Apps Could Impact Apple’s iPhone App Store
Report: China’s Crackdown on Foreign Apps Could Impact Apple’s iPhone App Store
September 29, 2023  |  Apple

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has reportedly issued new rules that could restrict Apple from offering many foreign apps on its iPhone app...

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Illinois Bill Seeks to Limit App Stores’ Control Over Payments
Illinois Bill Seeks to Limit App Stores’ Control Over Payments
March 11, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The groundswell against the app stores and their commissions comes to the states. Apple and Google have been in regulators’ crosshairs at the federal level,...

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Microsoft Calls For Antitrust Reviews Of App Stores
Microsoft Calls For Antitrust Reviews Of App Stores
June 19, 2020  |  Apple

Microsoft’s Brad Smith, taking a subtle hit at Apple’s App Store, called for regulators to look into possible antitrust violations over the way companies are...

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