Critics brand voluntary commitment with competition regulator as ‘lightweight’
Apple and Google have committed to avoid discriminating against apps that compete with their own products under an agreement with the UK’s competition watchdog which has been labelled “lightweight”.
The US tech companies have vowed to be more transparent about vetting third-party apps before letting them on their app stores and not discriminate against third-party apps in app search rankings.
They have also agreed not to use data from third-party apps unfairly, such as using information about app updates to tweak their own offerings.
Apple has also committed to giving app developers an easier means of requesting use of its features such as the digital wallet, and live translation for AirPod users.
