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Japan moves to ban Google, Apple from blocking app store competitors - The Mainichi
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Japan moves to ban Google, Apple from blocking app store rivals: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's antitrust watchdog Thursday unveiled draft guidelines for the law ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Japan-moves-to-ban-Google-Apple-from-blocking-app-store-rivals
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Apple to cut Taiwan App Store commission rate to 26% from Oct. 31 - Focus Taiwan: Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Friday it had accepted Apple's ...
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Japan IT Groups Urge Apple, Google to Waive New Commissions
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/companies/20260206-309239/

US Senators call on Apple and Google to ban X and Grok from app stores amid image-generation controversy
techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/us-senators-call-on-apple-and-google-to-ban-x-and-grok-from-app-stores-amid-image-generation-controversy

Japan: Apple must allow 3rd-party app stores, payment systems - 9to5Mac: This week, the JFTC published a series of guidelines that Apple companies must comply ...
9to5mac.com/2025/08/01/japan-mandates-apple-must-allow-third-party-app-stores-and-payment-systems/

Japan sets guidelines targeting tech giants dominating app market: Japan's antitrust watchdog has announced guidelines under a new law to regulate ...
japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-sets-guidelines-targeting-tech-giants-dominating-app-market
Japan issues final guidelines for app store antitrust law: TOKYO -- The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday released final guidelines for legislation barring ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Japan-issues-final-guidelines-for-app-store-antitrust-law

JFTC Releases Draft Guidelines for New Law Regulating Tech Giants; Examples of Illegal Conduct Provided to Prevent Circumvention
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20250516-254561/

In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google: The Japan Fair Trade Commission has accused the U.S. tech giant of violating the country's ...
japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/

Japan competition watchdog issues cease and desist order to Google: Japan's competition watchdog issued a cease and desist order to Alphabet's Google on Tuesday ...
reuters.com/technology/japan-competition-watchdog-issues-cease-desist-order-google-2025-04-15/

Japan's FTC to regulate Google and Apple under new smartphone law: The law will prohibit IT giants from blocking the entry of other firms into the market.
japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/ftc-regulation-google-apple/

Japan's new smartphone law could exacerbate U.S. trade friction: TOKYO -- A new Japanese law aimed at boosting competition in smartphone software has been ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-s-new-smartphone-law-could-exacerbate-U.S.-trade-friction

TikTok and CapCut shoot right to the top of Apple’s App Store downloads as ByteDance returns to phones
fastcompany.com/91279274/tiktok-and-capcut-top-app-store-downloads-return-android-iphones

Unofficial TikTok downloads surge in the US: Many people are turning to so-called "sideloading" because the app is unavailable on official stores.
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iPhones with TikTok installed listed for thousands of dollars on eBay after brief ban
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/22/iphones-ebay-tiktok-ban/77877456007/
US users saddened as TikTok goes dark ahead of ban: Fans of Chinese-owned app and its producers place their hope in president-elect Trump and a 90-day reprieve
businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/2025-01-19-us-users-saddened-as-tiktok-goes-dark-ahead-of-ban/

Japan is the latest country to accuse Google of antitrust violations: Is this watchdog all bark and no bite?
androidpolice.com/google-is-now-in-trouble-with-japans-antitrust-watchdog/

Japan to order Google to stop violating antitrust law: sources: Japan's competition watchdog plans to order U.S. IT giant Google to halt violations of the ...
japantoday.com/category/tech/urgent-japan-to-order-google-to-stop-violating-antitrust-law-sources

Japan enacts law ensuring access to third-party apps: Japan on June 12 enacted legislation to ensure tech giants like Google and Apple give access to third-party ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/06/13/japan-enacts-law-ensuring-access-to-third-party-apps

Some Developers Say Apple Letting Apps Like Netflix and Spotify Share a Link to Web for Account Sign-Up...
macrumors.com/2021/09/02/developer-reaction-to-apple-reader-app-change/
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