UK developers and consumers are still waiting for the benefits to be felt. We've signed an open letter urging the Government and @CMAgovUK to act without further delay.
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Coalition for App Fairness
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Coalition for App Fairness
@appfairness
Bringing together industry leaders & developers in the fight to end Apple’s monopoly and level the playing field. #AppFairness #OpenTheAppStores
Washington, DC Katılım Ağustos 2020
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More than a year after the #DMCCA came into force, remedies for app stores, mobile browsers, and search engines remain unimplemented. The UK built one of the world's most sophisticated digital competition tools - capable of targeted, pragmatic intervention.
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Apple's vibe coding crackdown puts America last. They're stifling innovation & competition, blocking AI app dev that empowers users. It's time for Congress to act and pass the #OpenAppMarketsAct to break Apple's gatekeeper monopoly. Read more from @geneburrus in DC Journal.
InsideSources@InsideSourcesDC
Apple’s Vibe Coding Crackdown Puts America Last "American iPhone users could reap the benefits of the vibe coding revolution if Apple lets them. But for now, the iOS platform isn’t fit for that purpose." dcjournal.com/apples-vibe-co…
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The European Parliament has voted YES on the IMCO resolution demanding urgent DMA enforcement. Two years in, the promise of a fair digital market remains unmet. The message to @EU_Commission is clear: crack down on gatekeeper circumvention now.
#DigitalMarketsAct #DMA #AppFairness #EPlenary
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The DMA promised a fair digital market — a goal the @EU_Commission rightly champions. But its first review overlooks a critical reality: gatekeepers like Apple continue to charge illegal steering fees, undermining the DMA's core purpose. The status quo cannot persist. The @EU_Commission must now move to decisive enforcement. Read our DMA health briefing: appfairness.org/dma-health-che…
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One year after the European Commission ordered Apple to change, here's what app developers got:
→ A Store Services Fee
→ A Core Technology Commission
→ An Initial Acquisition Fee
Combined charges of up to 20%. That's not compliance — it's a repackaged status quo.
Read our briefing for the full story: appfairness.org/dma-health-che…
#DMA #AppFairness
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One candle. One year since the Commission's ruling on Apple.
Zero compliance.
Europe's digital competitiveness is paying the price. Not a birthday worth celebrating.
Read our briefing for the full story: appfairness.org/dma-health-che…
#DMA #AppFairness
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One year ago, the EU fined Apple €500M and ordered it to comply with the #DMA.
Apple's response? Delay. Defiance. Circumvention.
Unhappy birthday.
See our briefing here: appfairness.org/dma-health-che…
#AppFairness
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The app store duopoly gives Apple and Google final say over nearly every #app Americans use — and what they pay for it.
The Open App Markets Act would change that.
Read more from @SayreEvan here:
Bull Moose Institute@MooseInstitute
Two companies decide what apps you can install, what payment systems you must use, and how much they skim off every transaction. Try that on a laptop and we'd call it what it is: a monopoly. Read @sayreevan's latest below.
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More voices join the chorus in opposition of Apple's bad App Store behavior. Check out this story outlining how App Store scams are escalating and Apple isn't doing enough, undermining their 'curation and safety' claims. #AppStore #Apple
AppleInsider@appleinsider
App Store scams are getting worse and Apple isn't doing enough appleinsider.com/articles/26/04… #Apple
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Apple & Google claim they must control app stores for user safety. But their own stores promote harmful nudify apps (>$122M+ revenue!), proving a lack of competition means they fail to protect.
Their excessive fees even create a disincentive to police. We need open, safe app stores!
Cecilia D'Anastasio@cecianasta
New: Apple and Google have directed users to dozens of nudifying apps, per new report. The apps, found by searching "undress" or "nudify," have earned $122 million and were downloaded 483 million times. w/ @byJuliaLove bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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@ProtonPrivacy CEO @andyyen says the US and EU need to "put #antitrust back on the agenda in the face of bad behavior" by Apple and other tech titans.
Semafor@semafor
.@ProtonPrivacy CEO @andyyen tells @Semafor’s @ReedAlbergotti China will win the AI race: “The mistake made in the U.S. is we failed to regulate the tech companies.”
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The Government isn't the only one collecting #taxes today! If you're an Apple consumer you could be paying as much as 30% in App(le) Taxes!
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Apple can't stop running to the Supreme Court to protect its app store monopoly. How many bites at the apple does one company get? CAF's @geneburrus has thoughts⬇️
Gene Burrus@geneburrus
burruscompstrategies.com/blog/f/how-man… Apple asking the Supreme Court (again) to bail it out and preserve its God-given right to unfairly exploit market power.
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Couldn't agree more with @lutherlowe from @ycombinator. The App Store is "basically like the worst DMV in the world" for developers. These bottlenecks stifle innovation and choice.
It's time to open the gates! #OpenAppStores
TBPN@tbpn
Y Combinator's @lutherlowe says the App Store is "basically like the worst DMV in the world": "25 years ago, you saw the rise of WYSIWYG browser-based HTML editors. And that kind of democratized the process so anybody could create a website." "Now we have tools that allow anybody to create a web service or an app." "The difference, though, between now and 20 years ago is that today we basically have these two bottlenecks in the form of Apple and Google, that sit between the creation and the potential users of those services." "The Apple App Store is basically like the worst DMV in the world. If you just look around for it, you're going to encounter lots of folks that are trying to develop apps and services that are not being accepted or getting kicked out." "And then it's not only that app layer, it's sort of the layer up of the tools like Replit and Anywhere that are facing the inability to update their apps."
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Strong support for @RepKatCammack and @RepLoriTrahan's #ASFA to open app stores. Read the full story by @JordanSekulow of @ACLJ_Action and @CompetitiveExp's Brandon Kressin in Inside Sources DC.
InsideSources@InsideSourcesDC
"Congress should pass the App Store Freedom Act. It addresses the structural bottleneck that allows many of these problems to persist." -- @JordanSekulow of @ACLJ_Action and @CompetitiveExp's Brandon Kressin. dcjournal.com/app-store-mono…
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#apple continues to try to avoid accountability for its bad behavior. #Congress should act & pass #ASFA and #OAMA to give developers certainty and consumers choice.
TechCrunch@TechCrunch
Apple plans Supreme Court appeal in Epic Games App Store battle — again techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/app…
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This week, antitrust enforcers from 67+ nations gathered in Washington, D.C. for the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting. The conclusion: It’s time to open the App Store gates. @geneburrus makes the case in @TechPolicyPress Check out the full story
techpolicy.press/as-competition…
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CAF welcomes @Europarl_EN's strong resolution on #DMA enforcement. Parliament firmly expects sham compliance will not be tolerated & enforcement must be independent of external pressure.
The report highlights how gatekeepers' new fees violate anti-steering rules & leave developers "worse-off". Parliament calls on @EU_Commission to act without delay, independently of 3rd-country litigation, especially after waiting since April 2025.
appfairness.org/caf-applauds-e…
#DMA #Competition
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Huge thanks to @MooseInstitute and @AidenBuzzetti for having us at their antitrust summit! CAF's @geneburrus spoke on the 'Barriers to Innovation' panel, reinforcing that dominant app platforms stifle the very competition & choice US consumers deserve. We're dedicated to advocating for open, competitive app markets where innovation flourishes & consumers truly benefit. #AntitrustAction #FairAppEconomy
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