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The 🇬🇧UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially designated Apple as having Strategic Market Status (SMS). After four years investigating Apple’s restrictions on browser engines and web apps, the CMA now has statutory authority to enforce a code of conduct. Read our full analysis here:

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What Apple’s UK Strategic Market Status Designation means for Browsers and Web Apps - Open Web Advocacy

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🇯🇵 Japan has officially banned Apple’s iOS browser engine restrictions. Starting Dec 2025, iPhones must allow real Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi and others to run their own engines, just like on desktop. This is a major step forward for browser competition. Full analysis here: /1

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Japan: Apple Must Lift Browser Engine Ban by December - Open Web Advocacy