LONDON, UK – Today The Coalition for App Fairness (CAF), released the following statement in response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to close existing Competition Act cases into Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store and prioritse implementing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA).
“With this announcement the CMA has made it clear that they intend to hold Apple and Google accountable for their dominance in the mobile app ecosystem using the most effective tool at their disposal: implementation of the DMCCA. By rejecting Google’s flawed proposal, the CMA has heeded the chorus of concerns from developers about the negative impact of their anticompetitive practices. We look forward to continuing our work with the CMA to create a competitive digital market in the UK that benefits consumers and developers.”
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The Coalition for App Fairness is an independent nonprofit organization formed to protect consumer choice, foster competition, and create a level playing field for all app and game developers globally. Originally formed by Basecamp, Blix, Blockchain.com, Deezer, Epic Games, the European Publishers Council, Match Group, News Media Europe, Prepear, Proton, Skydemon, Spotify, and Life360, CAF has rapidly grown from 13 to more than 80 members since launching in September 2020. CAF offers membership to companies of any size — join today at appfairness.org.