US judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
Google has been ordered to open up its app store to rivals following a major court case in the US.
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Nike and Sky adverts banned for using ‘dark pattern’ tactics
The Advertising Standards Authority said both rulings are part of a wider investigation into how ‘online choice architecture’ can harm consumers.
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Google loses final EU court appeal over £2bn fine in shopping competition case
Google broke EU antitrust rules for abusing its search engine dominance to unfairly promote its own comparison shopping service.
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Competition watchdog closes investigations into Apple and Google app stores
The Competition and Markets Authority is looking to the new digital markets competition laws to resolve concerns about high prices and reduced choice.
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Google suffers a crushing loss as US judge says it is acting unlawfully
A US court has ruled that Google has been unlawfully monopolising the internet search market.
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Big tech and digital wallets under regulatory scrutiny
The payments and financial regulators ask for views on the impacts that Apple Pay, Google Pay and Paypal have on people and businesses.
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Big smart tech brands failing to meet new product security laws
Brands behind expensive smart devices are potentially breaking new product security laws, says Which?.
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Industry claims worth billions of pounds step up the mounting pressure on big tech
Go-ahead given for a £13bn claim over Google’s advertising tech and the launch of a new £1.1bn claim against Amazon by UK retailers.
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Epic joins multi-million-pound compensation trial against Google Play Store
The competition court this week agreed to hear the evidence together from two major trials against Google’s app store over anti-competitive claims.
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Apple making big App Store changes as EU Digital Markets Act kicks in
European Commission’s sweeping new powers to rein in big tech will give European consumers more choice. Find out where this leaves UK consumers.
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Apple fined £1.5 billion by EU over music streaming competition
Tech giant Apple fined for not allowing music streaming apps like Spotify to tell customers they can subscribe for cheaper if they do not use Apple’s App Store.
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First international guideline on AI safety published by UK standards body
New guidelines aim to help companies from big tech firms like Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft to small businesses use AI in a safe and responsible way.
