Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case

The settlement affirms that developers in the Play Store will be able to steer users to other forms of payment. This is what got Fortnite pulled from the Play Store (and Apple App Store) back in 2020.
Forbes

Apple & Google Protect Kids Much More Than ‘App Store Accountability’

Did you ever use a fake ID to buy liquor, or get into a bar? The question is worth thinking about as Rep. John James’s “App Store Accountability Act” continues to make its way through Congress.
Courthouse News Service

Apple, Google offer app store changes under new UK rules

The Apple logo appears on a smartphone screen with the Google logo in the background, in Creteil, France, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Samuel Boivin / NurPhoto via AFP) LONDON (AFP) — Apple and Google have ...
Android Authority

Google and Apple hosted dozens of AI "nudify" apps despite platform policies

A new report found dozens of AI “nudify” and face-swap apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Despite policies against sexual nudity, these apps were distributed through the app stores.