Brookings March 10, 2022
Mark MacCarthy

On Feb. 3, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S.2710, the Open App Markets Act, with an impressive bipartisan vote of 20-2. The bill’s narrow focus on competition problems in the mobile app ecosystem might give it a better chance of moving forward than the broader non-discrimination bill that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 20 with a smaller bipartisan vote of 16-6.

The Open App Markets Act seeks to give app developers more power to reach their customers without the control of the app stores run by Apple and Google, and in particular without paying the app store commissions of up to 30 percent on in-app purchases. It does this by requiring Apple and Google...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Apps, Congress / White House, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, mHealth, Regulations, Technology
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Support for More Apple Desktop Apps
Every Choice Matters: Data Security And Privacy On AI-Enabled Apps
10 New AI Apps That Deserve Your Attention
AI-enabled apps top ECRI’s list of health tech hazards in 2025
Opinion: Mental health apps need a complete redesign

Share This Article