Japan moves to ban Google, Apple from blocking app store competitors

Japan moves closer to requiring third-party app stores

The Japanese Fair Trade Commission is planning a raft of proposals that would emulate Europe's App Store regulations regarding Big Tech firms such as Apple and Google.

Congressional Crossfire: How Competing App Store Bills Create an Impossible Mandate

In Congress’s latest attempt to regulate Big Tech, two Republican lawmakers have created a policy paradox. In an effort to shape the future of app stores, each piece of proposed legislation undermines the other—yet both point out a critical blind spot in the conversation surrounding parental responsibility. Rep. Kat Cammack’s App Store Freedom Act would require major app stores to open their ecosystems, allowing third-party developers to install…

JFTC Releases Draft Guidelines for New Law Regulating Tech Giants; Examples of Illegal Conduct Provided to Prevent Circumvention

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) announced Thursday draft guidelines for a new law that will regulate tech giants such as Apple and Google. The guidelines will provide detailed examples of legal and illegal conduct to prevent tech giants from circumventing the regulations.

Japan moves to ban Google, Apple from blocking app store rivals

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's antitrust watchdog Thursday unveiled draft guidelines for the law governing smartphone software services of U.S. tech giants

Japan moves to ban Google, Apple from blocking app store competitors

Japan's antitrust watchdog Thursday unveiled draft guidelines for the law governing smartphone software services of U.S. tech giants Google LLC and Apple Inc., aiming to promote competition from smaller firms. The law to go into full effect in December is the latest effort by the Japan Fair Trade Commission to stop the powerful companies from excluding smartphone app competitors from accessing their proprietary app stores. The commission hopes t…

The National Corporation of Consumers and Users of Chile, Conadecus, requested the Court of Defense of Free Competition to become a party to the injunction filed by the National Economic Prosecutor's Office against Google LLC (Google) on May 5, 2025, in which it is charged to execute abuse of its dominant position. [...] The Conadecus entry seeks to become a party in a fine to Google was first published in Desenfoque.cl.