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Apple App Store policy, distribution, payments, developer rules, and platform regulation.
UK CMA Pushes Apple and Google Toward Outside App Payments
The UK Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on steering rules that would let app developers point users to payment options outside Apple’s App Store and Google Play. The proposal gives developers a July deadline to weigh in and could turn app-store payment links into the UK’s next major platform-policy fight.
Apple Opens iOS App Stores and Payments in Brazil Under CADE Deal
Apple’s CADE agreement opens iOS app distribution and payments in Brazil through alternative app marketplaces and outside payment options, but the new rules keep Apple in the loop through notarization, marketplace authorization, child-safety requirements, and fresh commission terms.