CMA consults on lifting Apple and Google app payment restrictions for UK developers
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Kirstie Pickering
Summary
The UK's Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on new conduct requirements for Apple and Google under the UK digital markets competition regime. The proposed rules would remove restrictions preventing UK app developers from 'steering' customers away from Apple and Google's platforms for payment. Currently, Apple bans and Google restricts such steering, forcing developers to use their payment systems and pay mandatory fees. The consultation aims to lift these constraints, potentially allowing developers to bypass platform fees.
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'Steering' – the ability for developers to engage with customers about off‑platform options – is currently banned by Apple and restricted by Google in the UK.
Lifting these constraints would allow developers to bypass mandatory fees set by platforms.
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