Apple and Google investigated by UK regulator over mobile platforms
CMA probe comes days after its chair was forced out by government in drive for economic growth
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Apple and Google's massive mobile empires face dual UK antitrust probes
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UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers
Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants’ mobile phone ecosystems under new powers ...ABC News - 3h -
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Ministers force out chair of UK’s competition regulator
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Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.
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