Buy an app subscription today and there is a good chance Apple or Google is taking a cut. The CMA wants developers to be free to point customers elsewhere to pay and is asking the tech giants to justify any fees they charge for the privilege.

The study found smartphone and tablet users will be forced to shell out extra because of a 'stealth' levy of up to 30 per cent the tech giants impose on in-app purchases.

Link to: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-regulator-proposes-easing-apple-google-app-store-payment-rules-2026-06-30/

Link to: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-consults-on-new-requirements-for-apple-and-googles-mobile-platforms

New measures designed to bring down prices and spur UK tech innovation.

The CMA wants to let UK app developers point users to cheaper payment options outside Apple and Google’s stores, with steering fees capped below current commissions.

LONDON, June 30 : Britain's competition regulator on Tuesday proposed allowing app developers to steer users to alternative payment options outside Apple and Alphabet's Google app…

LONDON, June 30 : Britain's competition regulator on Tuesday proposed allowing app developers to steer users to alternative payment options outside Apple and Google's app stores…

The CMA is consulting on forcing the tech giants to allow developers to steer customers away from their platforms for payment.

CMA previously gave Apple and Google ‘strategic market status’ for their dominance in the mobile market

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Great Britain's watchdog agency is challenging Apple and Google for not allowing developers to talk to or pull users away from their app stores.

The Silicon Valley giants would be forced to give iPhone and Google-powered smartphone users access to cheaper deals when subscribing to their favourite apps.

Buy an app subscription today and there is a good chance Apple or Google is taking a cut. The CMA wants developers to be free to point customers elsewhere to pay and is asking the…

Se oggi si acquista un abbonamento a un’app, è probabile che Apple o Google trattengano una commissione. La CMA vuole che gli sviluppatori possano indirizzare i clienti verso…

Proposals could open cheaper routes for purchases made through third parties

UK competition regulator begins consultation on potential measures to allow third-party payment methods with reduced fees