Tag Archives: app stores

Judge considers proposed changes to Google’s Android app store to prevent anti-competitive tactics

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is trying to confront the latest in a series of legal attacks on its digital empire on Thursday as a federal judge begins addressing anticompetitive practices in the app market for smartphones powered by Android software. The San Francisco court hearing before U.S. District Judge James Donato comes five months… Read More »

Parler Media swears that’s changing. So will the app be able to shake off its troubled past?

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images As state governments seek to restrict children’s access to social media and various courts debate what free speech looks like in the digital age, a social media platform is making its second attempt at branding. The Parler app, which was closed in April 2023 after being sold to its new owner, has… Read More »

Could the US ban TikTok? Legislation could force the app to be separated from parent company or kicked out of app stores

A proposal moving quickly from members of Congress could pose one of the biggest threats yet to TikTok’s future in the United States. The bipartisan legislation from the House of Representatives would force the China-based platform to sell its controlling stake or be removed from US app stores. House Republicans have proposed bringing the bill… Read More »