‘The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently approved landmark legislation aimed at preventing the largest online platforms from using their dominance in mobile software to thwart the entry of new rivals.
‘The rules — a narrower version of the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act — seek to offer more choices for consumers, such as by making it easier to switch between mobile operating systems and allowing users to download apps from other sources.’ https://on.ft.com/4ajcSbA
@1br0wn ah wow thanks for posting about this! I hadn't seen anything yet about it. I hope this gets some coverage especially how it relates to fediverse stuff. cc @laurenshof
‘The move in Tokyo comes as officials in South Korea intend to introduce wide-ranging legislation to regulate online platforms, targeting ecommerce players to streaming services and social media providers. In Australia, watchdogs are pushing to widen the regime for online regulation into areas including digital payments.’
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