The new lobbying force can significantly affect the development of policy in the field of digital rights, the protection of children and the competitive environment in the mobile industry.
Large technological companies, in particular meta, Spotify, group match and others, have announced the creation of a lobbying coalition in the United States to deal with Apple and Google’s influence on the mobile market, Bloomberg reports.
The initiative, called the coalition for a competitive mobile experience, appeared against the background of growing pressure by lawmakers, if necessary, verifying the age of mobile users, in particular minor.
The coalition aims to deal with the dominance of iOS and Android platforms, which, according to its participants, has been discriminated against in third -party applications, services and hardware. The organization plans to lobby for changes in the United States and Federal Government of the United States, as well as to promote the Ministry of Justice in open antimonopoly activities against Apple and Google.
Coalition participants, such as Garmin, are dedicated to the fact that their products should work without restrictions on Apple and Google platforms. At the same time, representatives of applications such as Meta and Snap Inc. We are convinced that the responsibility of checking the age of users should be carried out by the platforms themselves, and not those who develop applications, as Apple and Google want.
The issue has obtained a particular relationship after Utah, the first in the United States, adopted a law that thanks the applications to evaluate the age of users and receive parents’ permission before loading minor applications. Such initiatives are ready for Congress to consider.
So far, Apple and Alphabet have not officially commented on coalition creation. However, experts expect the new lobbying force may significantly affect the development of policies regarding digital rights, children’s protection and the competitive environment in the mobile industry.
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