With this trip, Ek is looking to train a renewed spotlight on the bill, which he hopes will be resurrected for a wider vote by the new Congress.Īpple has lobbied against the bill, arguing that it could lead to consumers loading apps onto their smartphones from places outside of its centralized app store, introducing potential privacy risks.Īpple did not respond to a request for comment for this story.Įk has argued that Apple and others act as anti-competitive gatekeepers because the terms required for inclusion in their app stores prevent Spotify and others from telling consumers about new products or deal offers. While the bill was advanced by a Senate committee last year, no further action was taken. It would also block app store owners from punishing app developers if they extend deals to customers or offer their app for lower prices elsewhere. The Open App Markets Act - which was introduced in August 2021 and which Ek has previously lobbied for - would bar Apple, Google and other app stores with more than 50 million users from forcing app developers to use their payment systems as a condition of distribution.
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