Australia's anti-competitive beef with Google expands to target the Play Store - Android

The government's report stops short of calling for new legislation, but says that's an option if Google doesn't improve

Google's struggling with an image problem right now. Ever since Epic decided to pull something of a stunt with the in-app purchase systems in Fortnite, the status of both Google and Apple as the gatekeepers of the mobile app world has been called into question. Google is facing regulatory scrutiny in the US, and now it looks like Australia wants to get in on the party.

Well, sort of. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a report stating that Google and Apple have "significant market power in the distribution of mobile apps," and that "measures" are needed to change the status quo.

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Australia's anti-competitive beef with Google expands to target the Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.